Happenstance
Happenstance noun - An event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental.
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Intent and happenstance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Intent" instead a noun "Happenstance".
Intent
Intent noun - Something that one hopes or intends to accomplish.
Happenstance and intent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Happenstance" instead a noun "Intent".
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- Marathon Episode: The finale is almost exactly an hour long, mostly by happenstance, but partly by intent.
Source: Lets Play / Sorceror Nobody -
However in the manga no qualm with killing is mentioned, and its more through random happenstance that her shots are non-lethal than any intent (such as running out of bullets just as she presses her gun to an opponent's head and pulls the trigger).
Source: Technical Pacifist
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