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act of god
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Princeton's WordNet
act of God, force majeure, vis major, inevitable accident, unavoidable casualtynoun
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
act of Godnoun
an unforeseen occurrence beyond one's control, such as a natural disaster
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Act of God
In legal usage in the English-speaking world, an act of God is a natural hazard outside human control, such as an earthquake or tsunami, for which no person can be held responsible. An act of God may amount to an exception to liability in contracts (as under the Hague–Visby Rules) or it may be an "insured peril" in an insurance policy. In Scots law the equivalent term is damnum fatale.By contrast, other extraordinary man-made or political events are deemed force majeure.
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act of god
An Act of God is a legal term referring to natural disasters or catastrophic events that could not have been anticipated, prevented, or controlled by human beings. These events, which are outside human control, include hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis etc. The concept is often used in insurance contracts to describe an event that is not covered by a standard policy.
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Act of God
Act of God is a legal term for events outside of human control, such as sudden floods or other natural disasters, for which no one can be held responsible.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
act of god
This comprehends all sudden accidents arising from physical causes, as distinguished from human agency, such as from lightning, earthquakes, hurricanes, plagues, and epidemic contagion amongst the crew. For none of these are ship-owners responsible.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of act of god in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of act of god in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of act of god in a Sentence
This was, simply put in plain parlance, an act of God.
It was an act of God but right now it is on the government if they do not come and tell us if this building is safe.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei:
This event was an act of God, it happened at a good time, and you acted admirably.
In addition, as millions of Americans continue to complete their questionnaire online, the Census Bureau asked Congress for a 120-day extension. I don't know if you even have to ask them. This is called an act of God. This is called a situation that has to be -- they have to give it and I think 120 days isn't nearly enough.
To be honest with you, I ’m kind of giving up hope, it would take an act of God to fix this.
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