by force of law
1with force of law — index obligatory Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2decree having the force of law — index flat Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3force — 1 n 1: a cause of motion, activity, or change intervening force: a force that acts after another s negligent act or omission has occurred and that causes injury to another: intervening cause at cause irresistible force: an unforeseeable event esp …
4force majeure — force ma·jeure / fȯrs ma zhər, mȧ zhœ̅r/ n [French, superior force] 1: superior or insuperable force 2: an event (as war, labor strike, or extreme weather) or effect that cannot be reasonably anticipated or controlled: fortuitous event compare …
5law — / lȯ/ n [Old English lagu, of Scandinavian origin] 1: a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority: as a: a command or provision enacted by a legislature see also statute 1 b:… …
6force majeure clause — n: a clause in an agreement that excuses performance in the event that a force majeure makes the performance impracticable or impossible Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. force majeure clause …
7force and fear — in the law of contract in Scotland, the term used for cases of extortion where a party contracts as a result of some force. The fear aspect may reflect the need for the party to have made the choice of entering the contract instead of meeting the …
8force the vote — USA A clause in an acquisition or merger agreement that requires the board of directors of the target company to submit the proposed transaction to a vote of the stockholders of the target company even if the board of directors no longer… …
9force and effect — n: legal efficacy have the force and effect of a formal acceptance Louisiana Civil Code Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
10force, deadly — n. Force likely to cause death or serious bodily injury. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …
