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ACTE DIEU [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-03-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
- Tort Law (common law)
- Law of Obligations (civil law)
- Insurance Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- act of God
1, record 1, English, act%20of%20God
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- act of nature 2, record 1, English, act%20of%20nature
correct
- act of providence 3, record 1, English, act%20of%20providence
correct
- vis major 4, record 1, English, vis%20major
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An overwhelming, unpreventable event caused exclusively by forces of nature, such as an earthquake, flood, or tornado. 5, record 1, English, - act%20of%20God
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vis major: [designation that] denotes acts of human intervention (riots, strikes, civil war) as well as natural phenomena (earthquakes, floods). 6, record 1, English, - act%20of%20God
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Droit des obligations (droit civil)
- Droit des assurances
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- acte de la nature
1, record 1, French, acte%20de%20la%20nature
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- force majeure 2, record 1, French, force%20majeure
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- acte de Dieu 3, record 1, French, acte%20de%20Dieu
masculine noun, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Événement attribuable à des phénomènes naturels incontrôlables et destructeurs (tremblement de terre, inondation, ouragan, etc.) […] 4, record 1, French, - acte%20de%20la%20nature
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
force majeure : [désignation qui] vise à la fois les actes humains (émeutes, grèves et guerres civiles) et les phénomènes naturels (tremblements de terre, inondations). 5, record 1, French, - acte%20de%20la%20nature
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho de contratos (common law)
- Derecho de ilícitos civiles (common law)
- Derecho de obligaciones (derecho civil)
- Seguros (Derecho)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- caso fortuito
1, record 1, Spanish, caso%20fortuito
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- acto de Dios 2, record 1, Spanish, acto%20de%20Dios
avoid, calque, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
caso fortuito: causa de exoneración del cumplimiento de las obligaciones. 3, record 1, Spanish, - caso%20fortuito
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
"Act of God" es la expresión que se utiliza en inglés jurídico para referirse al "caso fortuito". Se trata de un suceso inesperado e imprevisible que impide a una de las partes cumplir las obligaciones asumidas en el contrato. [...] Este suceso debe ser de origen natural, como, por ejemplo, un desastre natural (natural disaster), condiciones climatológicas adversas (extreme weather conditions), una inundación (flood), un terremoto (earthquake) y otros similares. 4, record 1, Spanish, - caso%20fortuito
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