Definition of by accident:
"Sorry. I knocked over the vase by accident."
"The car got totaled by accident; a giant snowdrift fell off the church roof."
°Accidental; as the result of some unforeseen happening or series of events;
unexpected; resulting from an event without the foresight, expectation, aid, or design of the person by whose agency it was caused;
unintentional.
"The victim's death was by accident."
Definition of by accident:
"Sorry. I knocked over the vase by accident."
"The car got totaled by accident; a giant snowdrift fell off the church roof."
°Accidental; as the result of some unforeseen happening or series of events;
unexpected; resulting from an event without the foresight, expectation, aid, or design of the person by whose agency it was caused;
unintentional.
"The victim's death was by accident."