Found 2 items, similar to Vis major.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: vis major
vis major
n : a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the
expected course of events;
“he discovered that his house
was not insured against acts of God” [syn:
act of God,
force majeure,
inevitable accident,
unavoidable casualty
]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Vis major
Vis major
\Vis ma"jor\ [L. major greater.] (Law)
A superior force which under certain circumstances is held to
exempt from contract obligations; inevitable accident; -- a
civil-law term used as nearly equivalent to, but broader
than, the common-law term
act of God (which see).
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]