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.]