Accident
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Accident
Noun
- An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences, and (in the strict sense) not directly caused by humans.
"to die by an accident such as an act of God"
- casus; such unforeseen, extraordinary, extraneous interference as is out of the range of ordinary calculation.
- A collision or crash of a vehicle, aircraft, or other form of transportation that causes damage to the transportation involved; and sometimes injury or death to the transportation's occupants or bystanders in close proximity.
"There was a huge accident on I5 involving 15 automobiles."
- Any chance event.
- Chance; random chance.
Adjective
- Designating any form of transportation involved in an accident.
"The NTSB report revealed that the accident airplane was a Cessna 172."
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