FORCEMAJEURE

Force majeure

Force majeure or vis major "superior force", also known as cas fortuit or casus fortuitus "chance occurrence, unavoidable accident", is a common clause in contracts that essentially frees both parties from liability or obligation when an extraordinary event or circumstance beyond the control of the parties, such as a war, strike, riot, crime, or an event described by the legal term act of God, prevents one or both parties from fulfilling their obligations under the contract. In practice, most force majeure clauses do not excuse a party's ...

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Force Majeure

Force Majeure is the first solo album of the German female hard rock singer Doro Pesch. The album was released in February 1989.

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force majeure

Noun

  1. an overwhelming force
  2. an unavoidable catastrophe, especially one that prevents someone from fulfilling a legal obligation


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