force majeure clause
1force 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 …
2Force majeure — (French for superior force ) is a common clause in contracts which essentially frees both parties from liability or obligation when an extraordinary event or circumstance beyond the control of the parties, such as war, strike, riot, crime, act of …
3force 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 …
4Force Majeure — Dieser Artikel oder Absatz stellt die Situation in Deutschland dar. Hilf mit, die Situation in anderen Ländern zu schildern. Die Höhere Gewalt (franz. Force Majeure, engl. Act of God) liegt nach deutscher Rechtsprechung vor, wenn das… …
5force majeure — Events outside the control of the parties. These events are acts of man, nature, governments and regulators, or impersonal events. contract performance is forgiven or extended by the period of force majeure. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * *… …
6force majeure — French: superior force An event outside the control of either party to a contract (such as a strike, riot, war, act of God) that may excuse either party from fulfilling his contractual obligations in certain circumstances, provided that the… …
7Force majeure (disambiguation) — Force majeure may refer to:* Force majeure, a common legal clause * Force Majeure (album), a 1979 album by electronic music group Tangerine Dream * Force Majeure Records, a Brazilian record label * Force Majeure ( The Unit ), an episode of the… …
8force majeure — /fors mazhur/ mszhar/ In the law of insurance, superior or irresistible force. Such clause is common in construction contracts to protect the parties in the event that a part of the contract cannot be performed due to causes which are outside the …
9force majeure — /fors mazhur/ mszhar/ In the law of insurance, superior or irresistible force. Such clause is common in construction contracts to protect the parties in the event that a part of the contract cannot be performed due to causes which are outside the …
10Force Majeure — A French term literally translated as greater force , this clause is included in contracts to remove liability for natural and unavoidable catastrophes that interrupt the expected course of events and restrict participants from fulfilling… …
