force majeure
an unexpected and disruptive event that may operate to excuse a party from a contract.
Origin of force majeure
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How to use force majeure in a sentence
So I think these were things that we wanted to have happen, but this is kind of like a force majeure and I think we’re going to continue with the virtual dance world.
And Geordie obeyed like a child in the presence of force majeure.
Jesup was very rich, and very eager to bring the whole nation up to grace by force majeure.
A Book of Prefaces | H. L. MenckenLa Cour de justice arbitrale a son sige La Haye et ne peut, sauf le cas de force majeure, le transporter ailleurs.
International Law. A Treatise. Volume II (of 2) | Lassa Francis OppenheimIl doit tre tenu pour limitatif en ce sens que le mauvais temps est le seul cas de force majeure qui puisse tre allgu.
International Law. A Treatise. Volume II (of 2) | Lassa Francis Oppenheim
They would acknowledge no law nor restraint and seem to have had force majeure on their side.
A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs | George M. Wrong
British Dictionary definitions for force majeure
/ (ˈfɔːs mæˈʒɜː, -ˈdʒʊə) /
law irresistible force or compulsion such as will excuse a party from performing his or her part of a contract
Origin of force majeure
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