Force Majeure
A superior force. An event that no human foresight could anticipate or which if anticipated, is too strong to be considered e.g an industrial strike which leads to loss of profits.
Force Majeure:
French for an act of God; an inevitable, unpredictable act of nature, not dependent on an act of man. Used in insurance contracts to refer to acts of nature such as earthquakes or lightning.
Force majeure: In contracts, a clause excusing non-performance of the contract if non-performance is due to unforeseen events beyond the control of the parties, such as acts of God.
Foreign trade: Import and export trade between countries.
Force majeure: the title of a common clause in contracts, exempting the parties for non-fulfillment of their obligations as a result of conditions beyond their control, such as earthquakes, floods or war.
Expanded Legal Definition of Firefighters' RuleForce Majeure French for an act of God; an inevitable, unpredictable act of nature, not dependent on an act of man.
Force majeure including acts of god.
laches, loss of rights through failure to act.
mortgage, literally a "dead pledge"; a pledge by which the landowner remained in possession of the property he staked as security.
Sunday rest dated the 17th of July 1905, however, applies to labour generally in all industrial and commercial undertakings except transport and fisheries, with certain regulated exceptions for (a) cases of breakdown or urgency due to force majeure, ...
: an event of natural or human origin that could not have been reasonably foreseen or expected and is out of the control of the persons concerned (as parties to a contract)
: See also force majeure
see also frustration ...
An event, usually a disaster, caused solely by the effect of nature or natural causes. Insurance contracts often waive their obligations for damage caused by hurricanes, floods or earthquakes, calling them "acts of God". See also "force majeure".
 See also: Force, Contra, Law, Person, Estate
  
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