LEGAL WORD
Force majeure
French term · Contract law
Force majeure
- Type: French term
- Area of law: Contract law
1 What it means
Superior force. A contract clause excusing performance when an extraordinary event beyond control, such as war or a pandemic, prevents it.
2 Use it in a sentence
The supplier invoked the force majeure clause after the floods closed the factory.
3 Make it stick
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