force majeure

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force ma·jeure /ˌfɔːs mæˈʒɜː $ ˌfɔːrs mɑːˈʒɜːr/ noun [uncountable] law  SCLunexpected events, for example a war, that prevent someone from doing what they had officially planned or agreed to do. An event like this can legally allow an agreement or contract to be changed or ended. 不可抗力〔指战争等无法预料的事件，见于合约的免责条款〕

Examples from the Corpus

force majeure• The company declared force majeure on its shipping commitments.From Longman Business Dictionaryforce majeureforce ma‧jeure /ˌfɔːs mæˈʒɜːˌfɔːrs mɑːˈʒɜːr/ noun [uncountable] LAW unexpected events, for example wars, strikes, and things such as floods or earthquakes, that prevent people from doing what they officially promised or agreed to do. An event like this can legally allow an agreement or contract to be ended or changedI want a force majeure clause added to the contract.Origin force majeure (1800-1900) French “greater force”

force ma·jeure nounChineseSyllable  

example for a events, Corpus unexpected someone that Business prevent war,

force majeure
force ma‧jeure /ˌfɔːs mæˈʒɜː $ ˌfɔːrs mɑːˈʒɜːr/ noun [uncountable] lawunexpected events, for example a war, that prevent someone from doing what they had officially planned or agreed to do. An event like this can legally allow an agreement or contract to be changed or ended.

force ma·jeureBrE /ˌfɔːs mæˈʒɜː(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌfɔːrs mæˈʒɜːr/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (from French, law 法律) unexpected circumstances, such as war, that can be used as an excuse when they prevent sb from doing sth that is written in a contract 不可抗力（如战争，常指未能履行合约的原因）