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Definition of Inadvertent
1. Adjective. Happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally. "An accidental shooting"
Similar to: Unintended
Derivative terms: Accident, Inadvertence, Inadvertency
Definition of Inadvertent
1. a. Not turning the mind to a matter; heedless; careless; negligent; inattentive.
Definition of Inadvertent
1. Adjective. not intentional; not on purpose; not conscious ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Inadvertent
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Inadvertent
Literary usage of Inadvertent
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American and English Encyclopedia of Law by John Houston Merrill, Charles Frederic Williams, Thomas Johnson Michie, David Shephard Garland (1891)
"Actionable negligence is the inadvertent failure of a legally responsible person
to use ordinary' care under the circumstances in observing or performing ..."
2. A Treatise on Criminal Procedure by Francis Wharton, James Manford Kerr (1918)
"The general rule is that the verdict will not be set aside on account of inadvertent
irregularity in a jury, even in a capital case, unless it be such as ..."
3. The Encyclopædia of Pleading and Practice: Under the Codes and Practice Acts by William Mark McKinney, Thomas Johnson Michie (1898)
"However, in the absence of statutory inhibition to the contrary, the court, on
good cause appearing, is vested with a discretion to permit the inadvertent ..."
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