Vis Major

Definition: Vis Major

Vis Major

Noun

1. A natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God".

Domain	Definitions
Law	A)force majeure:as a legal notion a superior force which prevents the fulfilment, for example, of a contract and for which one is not responsible b)act of God:an expression used in bills of lading meaning any cause which proceeds from the violence of nature or that kind of force of the elements which human ability could not have foreseen or prevented. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Vis Major

Synonyms: act of God (n), force majeure (n), inevitable accident (n), unavoidable casualty (n). (additional references)

Crosswords: Vis Major

Non-English Usage: "Vis Major" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

Hungarian (absolute necessity, force majeure, unforeseen circumstances).

Language		Translations for "vis major"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		force majeure (act of God, cause outside one's control, circumstances outside one's control, force majeure, risk arising from an act of God, risk arising from force majeure, risks arising from circumstances beyond control). (various references)

Dutch		overmacht (act of God, cause outside one's control, circumstances outside one's control, force majeure), heirkracht (act of God, cause outside one's control, circumstances outside one's control, force majeure), force majeure (act of God, cause outside one's control, circumstances outside one's control, force majeure), Act of God (act of God, cause outside one's control, circumstances outside one's control, force majeure). (various references)

Finnish		ylivoimainen este (act of God, adversity, cause outside one's control, circumstances outside one's control, force majeure, hardship), LAT:force majeure (act of God, cause outside one's control, circumstances outside one's control, force majeure). (various references)

French		force majeure, cas de force majeure, acte de Dieu. (various references)

German		höhere Gewalt (act of God, acts of God, catastrophes, cause outside one's control, circumstances outside one's control, force majeure, forcemajeure). (various references)

Greek		περίπτωση ανωτέρας βίας (act of God, cause outside one's control, circumstances outside one's control, force majeure), ανωτέρα βία (act of God, cause outside one's control, circumstances outside one's control, force majeure). (various references)

Hungarian		erõhatalom. (various references)

Italian		forza maggiore (act of God, adversity, cause outside one's control, circumstances outside one's control, force majeure, hardship). (various references)

Pig Latin		isvay ajormay

Spanish		fuerza mayor (act of God, cause outside one's control, circumstances outside one's control, force majeure). (various references)

Swedish		force majeure (act of God, acts of God, catastrophes, cause outside one's control, circumstances outside one's control, force majeure). (various references)

Turkish		zorlayıcı neden. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	force majeure. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-i-j-m-o-r-s-v"
	-2 letters: jorams, majors, riojas, savior.
	-3 letters: amirs, arvos, aviso, joram, mairs, major, mavis, moira, moras, rioja, roams, savor, simar, vairs, visor.
	-4 letters: aims, airs, amir, amis, arms, arvo, avos, jams, jars, jiao, jism, mair, mars, mirs, miso, moas, mora, mors, oars, osar, rami, rams, rias, rims, roam, roms, sari, sima, soar, soja, soma, sora.
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