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Chaud-Medley

A homicide com-mltted in the heat of an affray and while under the influence of passion; it is thus dis-tinguished from chance-medley, which is the killing of a man in a casual affray in self-de-fense. 4 Bl. Comm. 184. See 1 Russ. Crimes, 600

Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)