accidental harm
Inadvertent damage caused
Accidental harm is injury or damage that occurs without intention.
The phrase appears most often in legal, ethical, and philosophical contexts where the distinction between intended and unintended consequences matters: The doctrine of double effect addresses accidental harm caused by otherwise permissible actions.
Insurance policies and liability law hinge on whether harm was accidental or deliberate.
- mishapMinor unfortunate occurrence
- injuryPhysical or psychological harm
- unintendedNot done on purpose
- honest mistakeUnintended error without deception
- collisionForceful contact between objects
fender bender · slip · fall · slip and fall · bruise · scratch · oops · didn't mean to · clumsy · stumble · careless · mistake · damage · collateral damage · whoops · trip · bump · scrape
- Islamic jurisprudenceijma, Islamic law, Sharia, sharia court, fatwa
accidental harmintentional harm
Deliberately caused damage
malice aforethought · sadism · torture · assault · murder
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