force majeure

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force majeure Meaning of "force majeure"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events

Synonym(s)

inevitable accident, unavoidable casualty, vis major

Usage(s):

  1. It calls for big battles and high body counts, force majeure and not legerdemain, and Rowling leaves no stops unpulled.
  2. Faced with the loss of his farm, Lee might have bowed to federal force majeure at this point.
  3. Two of the country's top four banks - Christiania Bank and Fokus - were seized by force majeure.
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