Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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
unavoidable casualty — An occurrence of an unusual, unexpected, or extraordinary character, usually occurring without any direct participation by man. French v Pirnie, 240 Mass 489, 134 NE 353, 20 ALR 1098. Something beyond human foresight and control. 32 Am J1st L & T … Ballentine's law dictionary
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
unavoidable delay — A delay occurring by unavoidable cause, by unavoidable accident, or unavoidable casualty. Unavoidable delay in the performance of a contract, to amount to an excuse by custom or usage, must be confined to delays due to causes originating after… … Ballentine's law dictionary
unavoidable occurrence — An unavoidable accident or unavoidable casualty. For definition of term as it appears in it condition of a contract of sale providing for relief from the obligation under certain circumstances, see Anno: 51 ALR 1010 … Ballentine's law dictionary
casualty — A disastrous occurrence by chance or accident; a serious mishap or misfortune; an accidental death or disablement. Morris & Co. v IndUstrial Board of Illinois, 284 Ill 67, 119 NE 944. For the purpose of the Federal Hours of Service Act, an… … Ballentine's law dictionary
unavoidable accident — noun see unavoidable casualty … Useful english dictionary
casualty — /ksez(h)yuwaltiy/ A serious or fatal accident. A person or thing injured, lost or destroyed. A disastrous occurrence due to sudden, unexpected or unusual cause. Accident; misfortune or mishap; that which comes by chance or without design. A loss… … Black's law dictionary
casualty — /ksez(h)yuwaltiy/ A serious or fatal accident. A person or thing injured, lost or destroyed. A disastrous occurrence due to sudden, unexpected or unusual cause. Accident; misfortune or mishap; that which comes by chance or without design. A loss… … Black's law dictionary
