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  • 1unavoidable — I (inevitable) adjective avoidless, certain, coercive, compelling, compulsory, fated, fixed, impending, imperative, inavertible, ineluctable, includible, inescapable, inevasible, inevitabilis, inexorable, involuntary, irresistible, irrevocable,… …

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  • 2unavoidable casualty — n: unavoidable accident; also: an unavoidable circumstance that prevents the timely performance of a procedural act (as the filing of an answer) by a party or the party s lawyer compare excusable neglect ◇ As with excusable neglect, showing… …

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  • 3Unavoidable — Un a*void a*ble, a. 1. Not avoidable; incapable of being shunned or prevented; inevitable; necessary; as, unavoidable troubles. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) Not voidable; incapable of being made null or void. Blackstone. [1913 Webster] {Unavoidable… …

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  • 4Unavoidable hemorrhage — Unavoidable Un a*void a*ble, a. 1. Not avoidable; incapable of being shunned or prevented; inevitable; necessary; as, unavoidable troubles. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) Not voidable; incapable of being made null or void. Blackstone. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 5unavoidable accident — un·avoid·able accident n: an accident that is not proximately caused by the negligence of any party or that is unforeseeable or not preventable by exercise of reasonable precautions and for which liability based on fault is not imposed compare… …

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  • 6unavoidable — (adj.) mid 15c., from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + AVOIDABLE (Cf. avoidable). Related: Unavoidably …

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  • 7unavoidable — *inevitable, ineluctable, inescapable, unescapable Analogous words: certain, positive, *sure …

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  • 8unavoidable — [adj] bound to happen certain, compulsory, fated, impending, ineluctable, ineludible, inescapable, inevasible, inevitable, inexorable, locked up*, necessary, obligatory, open and shut*, set, sure, unescapable; concept 535 Ant. avoidable,… …

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  • 9unavoidable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not able to be avoided or prevented; inevitable. DERIVATIVES unavoidability noun unavoidably adverb …

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  • 10unavoidable — [un΄ə void′ə bəl] adj. 1. that cannot be avoided; inevitable 2. that cannot be voided or nullified unavoidableness n. unavoidably adv …

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