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  • 21accident — ac·ci·dent n: an unexpected usu. sudden event that occurs without intent or volition although sometimes through carelessness, unawareness, ignorance, or a combination of causes and that produces an unfortunate result (as an injury) for which the… …

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  • 22chance — I (fortuity) noun advantage, befalling, casus, circumstance, event, favorable time, fortuitousness, good fortune, happening, occasion, opening, suitable circumstance, time associated concepts: arise by chance, last clear chance II (possibility) …

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  • 23event — n 1: something that happens: occurrence 2: the issue or outcome of a legal action or proceeding as finally determined Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 24casus — (izg. kȃzus) m DEFINICIJA 1. zasebna činjenica; slučaj 2. pravn. a. pov. u rimskom pravu slučaj nastale štete ili onemogućenja izvršavanja obveze b. radnja koja ima obilježje krivičnog djela, ali nema krivnje počinitelja 3. lingv. zast. padež… …

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  • 25Casus — Ca sus, n. [L.] An event; an occurrence; an occasion; a combination of circumstances; a case; an act of God. See the Note under {Accident}. [1913 Webster] {Casus belli}, an event or combination of events which is a cause war, or may be alleged as …

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  • 26Casus belli — Casus Ca sus, n. [L.] An event; an occurrence; an occasion; a combination of circumstances; a case; an act of God. See the Note under {Accident}. [1913 Webster] {Casus belli}, an event or combination of events which is a cause war, or may be… …

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  • 27Casus omissus — Casus Ca sus, n. [L.] An event; an occurrence; an occasion; a combination of circumstances; a case; an act of God. See the Note under {Accident}. [1913 Webster] {Casus belli}, an event or combination of events which is a cause war, or may be… …

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  • 28Fortuitous — For*tu i*tous, a. [L. fortuitus; akin to forte, adv., by chance, prop. abl. of fors, fortis, chance. See {Fortune}.] 1. Happening by chance; coming or occuring unexpectedly, or without any known cause; chance; as, the fortuitous concourse of… …

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  • 29Fortuitously — Fortuitous For*tu i*tous, a. [L. fortuitus; akin to forte, adv., by chance, prop. abl. of fors, fortis, chance. See {Fortune}.] 1. Happening by chance; coming or occuring unexpectedly, or without any known cause; chance; as, the fortuitous… …

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  • 30Fortuitousness — Fortuitous For*tu i*tous, a. [L. fortuitus; akin to forte, adv., by chance, prop. abl. of fors, fortis, chance. See {Fortune}.] 1. Happening by chance; coming or occuring unexpectedly, or without any known cause; chance; as, the fortuitous… …

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