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force majeure

[ French fawrs ma-zhœr ]

noun

, Law.
, plural forces majeures [faw, r, s m, a, -, zhœr].
  1. an unexpected and disruptive event that may operate to excuse a party from a contract.


force majeure

/ ˈfɔːs mæˈʒɜː; -ˈdʒʊə /

noun

  1. law irresistible force or compulsion such as will excuse a party from performing his or her part of a contract
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of force majeure1

First recorded in 1880–85; from French: literally, “superior force”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of force majeure1

from French: superior force
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Example Sentences

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.

La Cour de justice arbitrale a son sige La Haye et ne peut, sauf le cas de force majeure, le transporter ailleurs.

Il doit tre tenu pour limitatif en ce sens que le mauvais temps est le seul cas de force majeure qui puisse tre allgu.

They would acknowledge no law nor restraint and seem to have had force majeure on their side.

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