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chance

(Fortuity), noun advantage, befalling, casus, circumstance, event, favorable time, fortuitousness, good fortune, happening, occasion, opening, suitable circummtance, time
Associated concepts: arise by chance, last clear chance

chance

(Possibility), noun aptitude, attainability, bare possibility, conceivability, conceivableness, contingency, favorable prospect, hope, imaginability, indeterminacy, liability, likelihood, possibleness, potentiality, probability, prospect, spes, uncertainty, unexpectedness, unpredictability
Associated concepts: chance verdict, games of chance
Foreign phrases: Casus fortuitus non est supponendus.A chance happening is not to be presumed. Casus fortuitus non est sperandus, et nemo tenetur devinare. A chance happening is not to be expected, and no one is bound to foresee it.

CHANCE, accident. As the law punishes a crime only when there is an intention to commit it, it follows that when those acts are done in a lawful business or pursuit by mere chance or accident, which would have been criminal if there had been an intention, express or implied, to commit them, there is no crime. For example, if workmen were employed in blasting rocks in a retired field, and a person not knowing of the circumstance should enter the field, and be killed by a piece of the rock, there would be no guilt in the workmen. 1 East, P. C. 262 Poster, 262; 1 Hale's P. C. 472; 4 Bl. Com. 192. Vide Accident.

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"But then you look at Hull and Stoke, and you've got to say Birmingham have an even chance.

Atkins: Blues have a chance

Whether we can win remains to be seen, but myself and the players are going in with, what we consider, an even chance."

My aim is to be cup with the best; THE CO-OPERATIVE INSURANCE CUP ..

Outside of the cities of Hull and Stoke everyone thought the Baggies were the best equipped to stay in the Premier League, yet the other two have more than an even chance of surviving, while Albion, like beautiful butterflies, charm us for a short life span.

Letter: Your Shout - Mowbray best bet for Albion

This time last year it looked at best an even chance. For the historically minded it was a near certainty.

How the roof stayed on Britain's housing crash that never was

Even Sandy Jones, chief executive of the Professional Golfers Association, still calls Schofield's remarks an "outburst" and maintains they were premature and that the bids were all given an even chance to win the day.

UNHAPPINESS in Scotland at losing out to Wales

Top priority is a meeting with Hoddle and the England coach revealed yesterday: "Maybe I'll talk with Gazza when he's had four or five games and given himself an even chance of getting fit."

HOD FORGIVE ME; Gazza and Glenn to patch things up

``Morocco are ranked around sixth in the world but we have given two great performances and now have an even chance of getting through.

WE'RE FIT TO BURST; Brown backs the boys to break through

A French insider said: "Celtic will have an even chance. Christophe will sign with whoever makes him feel most wanted.

Celts face Chris auction

Both missed Saturday's match at Villa Park and were under intensive treatment today with Ipswich's Johnson still rated doubtful and Robson given an even chance of playing for the Londoners.

Football: Fitness tests hold the key

But at the same time young British people must be trained to compete on a level playing field and given an even chance for jobs so the system is fair for everyone."

GET BRITISH JOBLESS DOING BRITISH JOBS; Brown vow to aid UK workforce

Still, history's on our side and the shirts appear up for it, all of which points to at least an even chance of another Cardiff trip in May - surely nobody outside of the Flat Earth Society believes the new Wembley will be ready in time.

Letter: Cup is still our best bet for glory; MANCHESTER UNITED

The former Toon midfielder insists the Greek side's impressive home form gives them at least an even chance of dumping the Magpies out of the UEFA Cup.