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n.(Latin) Harm due to fate; an injury caused by an act of God or some force beyond human control.See also act of God
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damnum fatale — By the Roman law, an innkeeper was accountable for the value of property intrusted to his charge, though the loss occurred or the thing perished without his fault unless it happened damno fatale, or by the act of God. Under the term damnum fatale … Ballentine's law dictionary
damnum fatale — /daemnam fateyliy/ Fatal damage; damage from fate; loss happening from a cause beyond human control (quod ex fato contingit), or an act of God, for which bailees are not liable; such as shipwreck, lightning, and the like. The civilians included… … Black's law dictionary
damnum fatale — /daemnam fateyliy/ Fatal damage; damage from fate; loss happening from a cause beyond human control (quod ex fato contingit), or an act of God, for which bailees are not liable; such as shipwreck, lightning, and the like. The civilians included… … Black's law dictionary
damnum fatale — Law, loss resulting from act of God … Dictionary of difficult words
damnum fatale — fəˈtā(ˌ)lē noun Etymology: Latin, literally, damage through fate : loss arising from inevitable accident compare act of god … Useful english dictionary
fatale — See damnum fatale … Ballentine's law dictionary
Damnum — (lat., Rechtsw.), 1) jeder Nachtheil, daher Damna secundarum nuptiarum (Poenae secund. nupt.), die Nachtheile der zweiten Ehe; 2) bes. Schaden am Vermögen, bestehend entweder in Verringerung schon erworbenen, vorhandenen Vermögens (D. positivum,… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Damnum — Damnum, vermögensrechtlicher Schaden. D. fatale, durch Zufall; D. injuria datum, durch eine unerlaubte Handlung entstanden, die zum Ersatze verpflichtet. D. factum, eingetretener, D. infectum, drohend bevorstehender Schaden, gegen den Sicherheit… … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
strict liability — see liability 2b Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. strict liability … 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
