act of God

See also: Act of God

English

Alternative forms

Act of God

Noun

act of God (plural acts of God)

(law) An unforeseen occurrence beyond one's control, such as a natural disaster.
Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see act,‎ of,‎ God.

Synonyms

force majeure

Translations

unforeseen occurrence

Chinese:
Mandarin: 不可抗力 (zh) (bùkěkànglì), 天災 (zh), 天灾 (zh) (tiānzāi)
Danish: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: luonnonilmiö (fi)
French: cas fortuit m, force majeure (fr) f

German: höhere Gewalt (de) f
Portuguese: caso fortuito m, força maior f
Russian: стихи́йное бе́дствие (ru) n (stixíjnoje bédstvije), форс-мажо́р (ru) m (fors-mažór)
Spanish: fuerza mayor f, caso fortuito m, cosa de Dios f
Tagalog: katalagahan ng Bathala, katalagahan ng Diyos

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