About The Word Vis major
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Vis major
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What's The Definition Of Vis major?
[n] a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Vis major: act of God | force majeure | inevitable accident | unavoidable casualty Related Terms | Find terms related to Vis major: See Also | calamity | cataclysm | catastrophe | disaster | tragedy Vis major In Webster's Dictionary \Vis ma"jor\ [L. major greater.] (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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