The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
unavoidable — I (inevitable) adjective avoidless, certain, coercive, compelling, compulsory, fated, fixed, impending, imperative, inavertible, ineluctable, includible, inescapable, inevasible, inevitabilis, inexorable, involuntary, irresistible, irrevocable,… … Law dictionary
unavoidable — Not avoidable, incapable of being shunned or prevented, inevitable, and necessary @ unavoidable accident An inevitable accident; one which could not have been prevented by exercise of due care by both parties under circumstances prevailing.… … Black's law dictionary
accident — The word accident is derived from the Latin verb accidere signifying fall upon, befall, happen, chance. In an etymological sense anything that happens may be said to be an accident and in this sense, the word has been defined as befalling a… … Black's law dictionary
accident — The word accident is derived from the Latin verb accidere signifying fall upon, befall, happen, chance. In an etymological sense anything that happens may be said to be an accident and in this sense, the word has been defined as befalling a… … Black's law dictionary
accident — n. unexpected, unpleasant event catastrophe 1) to have, meet with an accident (they had an accident during their trip) 2) to prevent accidents 3) an awful, bad, dreadful, frightful, horrible, nasty, serious, shocking; fatal; near; unavoidable;… … Combinatory dictionary
accident — An occurrence by chance or not as expected. Haser v Maryland Casualty Co. 78 ND 893, 53 NW2d 508, 33 ALR2d 1018; Anno: 8 ALR2d 409. In lesser scope, an occurrence which could not have been foreseen by the exercise of reasonable prudence, one… … Ballentine's law dictionary
unavoidable accident — un·avoid·able accident n: an accident that is not proximately caused by the negligence of any party or that is unforeseeable or not preventable by exercise of reasonable precautions and for which liability based on fault is not imposed compare… … Law dictionary
accident — ac·ci·dent n: an unexpected usu. sudden event that occurs without intent or volition although sometimes through carelessness, unawareness, ignorance, or a combination of causes and that produces an unfortunate result (as an injury) for which the… … Law dictionary
unavoidable casualty — n: unavoidable accident; also: an unavoidable circumstance that prevents the timely performance of a procedural act (as the filing of an answer) by a party or the party s lawyer compare excusable neglect ◇ As with excusable neglect, showing… … Law dictionary
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 • Syn: ↑act of God, ↑force majeure, ↑vis major, ↑inevitable accident • Hypernyms: ↑calamity … Useful english dictionary
