act of God
deed done by God, occurrence which is not caused by man (such as a natural disaster, etc.)
Act of God
Act of God or act of nature is a
legal term for events outside of human control, such as sudden
floods or other
natural disasters, for which no one can be held responsible. This does not protect those who put others in danger of acts of God through negligence, such as an adult who instructs a group of children to stand under a tree to escape a
lightning storm.
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act of God
Noun
1. a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God"
(synonym) force majeure, vis major, inevitable accident, unavoidable casualty
(hypernym) calamity, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy, cataclysm
Act of God
An event which is caused solely by the effect of nature or natural causes and without any interference by humans whatsoever. - (
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Act Of God
A natural event, not preventable by any human agency, such as flood, storms, or lightning. Forces of nature that no one has control over, and therefore cannot be held accountable.
This phrase denotes those accidents which arise from physical causes, and which cannot be prevented.
Where the law casts a duty on a party, the performance shall be excused, if it be rendered impossible by the act of God, but where the party by his own contract engages to do an act, it is deemed to be his own fault and folly that he did not thereby provide against contingencies, and exempt himself from responsibilities in certain events and in such case, that is, in the instance of an absolute general contract the performance is not excused by an inevitable accident or other contingency, although not foreseen by, nor within the control of, the party.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
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