| ambulance chaser |
(informal) a lawyer who persistently seeks accident victims as clients and tries to convince them to sue for damages. |
| amputee |
a person who has lost all or part of a limb or digit as a result of accident or surgery. |
| bump into |
to meet by accident or chance. |
| casualty |
a victim of a severe accident, esp. one that results in death. [1/5 definitions] |
| chance |
to happen by accident. [1/7 definitions] |
| contingent |
occurring by chance or accident. [1/4 definitions] |
| disabled |
incapacitated, usu. physically, by a medical or congenital condition or an accident; handicapped. [1/2 definitions] |
| double indemnity |
a provision in a life or accident insurance policy that twice the face value of the contract will be paid in the event of accidental death. |
| fortuity |
accident or chance, or something produced thereby, such as an event. |
| haphazard |
chance or accident. [1/3 definitions] |
| haphazardly |
by chance or accident. [1/2 definitions] |
| happenstance |
accident or chance. |
| hazard |
the operation of chance or accident in events. [1/6 definitions] |
| hit-and-run |
denoting or pertaining to a driver who does not stop at the scene after causing an accident with his or her motor vehicle. [1/2 definitions] |
| leave1 |
to let remain in a particular place, either on purpose or by accident. [1/10 definitions] |
| meltdown |
an accident in a nuclear reactor in which the radioactive core melts because of insufficient cooling, leading to the escape of radiation. |
| misadventure |
an instance of misfortune or bad luck; accident or mishap. |
| mischance |
an unfortunate incident; accident or mishap. |
| mishap |
an unlucky or unfortunate happening; accident. |
| no-fault |
of or pertaining to a system of automobile insurance in which a company pays all or part of its policyholder's losses regardless of who was at fault for a particular accident. [1/2 definitions] |
| paperweight |
a small heavy object placed on top of papers to keep them from being moved by wind or accident. |