Definitions for vis major

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. act of God, force majeure, vis major, inevitable accident, unavoidable casualty(noun)

    a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events

    "he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God"

Wiktionary

  1. vis major(Noun)

    A greater force; "act of God"; unavoidable accident.


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