Vis major

Definition of Vis major

Vis ma´jor
1.(Law) A superior force which under certain circumstances is held to exempt from contract obligations; inevitable accident; - a civil-law term used as nearly equivalent to, but broader than, the common-law term act of God (which see).

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act of God, calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster, force majeure, inevitable accident, tragedy, unavoidable casualty
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