Misadventure
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Mischance; misfortune; ill lick; unlucky accident; illadventure. Chaucer. Homicide by misadventure (Law), homicide whichoccurs when a man, doing a lawful act, without any intention ofinjury, unfortunately kills another; -- called also excusablehomicide. See Homicide. Blackstone.
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Another word for an act of folly. May happen after consuming mass quantities of alcohol, or simply by having defective genes.
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mishap or misfortune; fiasco
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