Chaud-medley
Chaud´-med`ley
n. | 1. | (Law) The killing of a person in an affray, in the heat of blood, and while under the influence of passion, thus distinguished from chance-medley or killing in self-defense, or in a casual affray. |
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.