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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).

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Vis Major'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​v/vis-major.html. 1828.
 
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