force majeure

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French force majeure (“exceptionally strong or superior force; (law) unavoidable circumstance that prevents someone from fulfilling a legal obligation”), from force (“force”) (ultimately from Latin fortis (“powerful, strong”)) + majeure (the feminine singular of majeur (“of great importance, major”), ultimately from Latin maior (“greater; large”),). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌfɔːs mæˈʒɜː/, /-mə-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌfoɹs mɑˈʒɜɹ/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ) Hyphenation: force ma‧jeure === Noun === force majeure (usually uncountable, plural forces majeures) An overwhelming force. [from late 19th c.] (law) An unavoidable circumstance, especially one that prevents someone from fulfilling a legal (usually contractual) obligation. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== act of God vis major === References === === Further reading === force majeure on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Danish == === Etymology === From French force majeure. === Noun === force majeure (law) force majeure === Further reading === “force majeure” in Den Danske Ordbog == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɔʁ.s(ə) ma.ʒœʁ/ === Noun === force majeure f (usually uncountable, plural forces majeures) (law) force majeure cas de force majeure ― act of God ==== Descendants ==== → Danish: force majeure → English: force majeure → Norwegian Bokmål: force majeure → Ottoman Turkish: فورس ماژور Turkish: forsmajör → Russian: форс-мажор (fors-mažor) == Indonesian == === Etymology === Internationalism, unadapted borrowing from French force majeure. === Pronunciation === === Phrase === force majeure (law) force majeure Synonyms: daya paksa, keadaan kahar, keadaan memaksa, overmacht