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Layton
Layton asked in Education & ReferenceWords & Wordplay · 4 years ago

Would a car accident be an accident if you did it on purpose?

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  • Anonymous
    4 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    No. By the definition of the word "accident" in any context, accidents "just happen", often because of carelessness by somebody. No deliberate act is an accident.

  • sparrow
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    It better be, because you would have to be crazy to admit you did it on purpose. Technically, it would be a

    man-induced bang up, but people will still call it an accident for convenience, making it a misnomer.

  • WINGNUT
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    No, if you do it on purpose that is "insurance fraud"

  • quatt47
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    No that would be a deliberate act.

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  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    No it would not be an accident if the driver caused the incident on purpose for what ever reason

    But that would have to be proven.

  • ?
    Lv 5
    4 years ago

    2 points

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    Probably an incident. But people will call it an accident anyway despite not really making sense

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    No

  • frank lynn
    Lv 6
    4 years ago

    Then it's not an accident but a perpetrated act.

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