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View synonyms for force majeure
force majeure
[ French fawrs ma-zhœr ]
noun
, Law.
, plural forces majeures [faw, r, s m, a, -, zhœr].
- an unexpected and disruptive event that may operate to excuse a party from a contract.
force majeure
/ ˈfɔːs mæˈʒɜː; -ˈdʒʊə /
noun
- law irresistible force or compulsion such as will excuse a party from performing his or her part of a contract
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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.
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Jesup was very rich, and very eager to bring the whole nation up to grace by force majeure.
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La Cour de justice arbitrale a son sige La Haye et ne peut, sauf le cas de force majeure, le transporter ailleurs.
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Il doit tre tenu pour limitatif en ce sens que le mauvais temps est le seul cas de force majeure qui puisse tre allgu.
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They would acknowledge no law nor restraint and seem to have had force majeure on their side.
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