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force majeure [2 records]
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
- force majeure
1, record 1, English, force%20majeure
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- superior force 2, record 1, English, superior%20force
correct, see observation
- fortuitous event 3, record 1, English, fortuitous%20event
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
Unforeseeable, irresistible and, according to some, external event which makes it absolutely impossible to perform an obligation. 5, record 1, English, - force%20majeure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
force majeure; vis major: [designations that] denote acts of human intervention (riots, strikes, civil war) as well as natural phenomena (earthquakes, floods). 6, record 1, English, - force%20majeure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
superior force: designation used in the "Civil Code of Québec." 7, record 1, English, - force%20majeure
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
- force majeure
1, record 1, French, force%20majeure
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cas fortuit 2, record 1, French, cas%20fortuit
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Événement qui présente les éléments d'imprévisibilité, d'irrésistibilité, ainsi que, selon certains, d'extériorité, et qui rend l'exécution de l'obligation absolument impossible. 3, record 1, French, - force%20majeure
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). 4, record 1, French, - force%20majeure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
force majeure : désignation utilisée dans le «Code civil du Québec». 5, record 1, French, - force%20majeure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
cas de force majeure, circonstance de force majeure 6, record 1, French, - force%20majeure
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
- fuerza mayor
1, record 1, Spanish, fuerza%20mayor
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Circunstancia imprevisible e inevitable que altera las condiciones de una obligación. 2, record 1, Spanish, - fuerza%20mayor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] se enumeran los siguientes casos de fuerza mayor: a) los incendios causados por la electricidad atmosférica; b) los fenómenos naturales de efectos catastróficos, como maremotos, terremotos, erupciones volcánicas, movimientos del terreno, temporales marítimos, inundaciones u otros semejantes; c) los destrozos ocasionados violentamente en tiempo de guerra, robos tumultuosos o alteraciones graves del orden público. 2, record 1, Spanish, - fuerza%20mayor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Generalmente, los accidentes debidos a fuerza mayor no están incluidos en las garantías de [una] póliza y, por tanto, no son indemnizables. 3, record 1, Spanish, - fuerza%20mayor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
El concepto de "force majeure" en el derecho anglosajón es [...] más amplio que el de "act of God" e incluye todos aquellos supuestos imprevisibles e inevitables, cualquiera que sea su origen, ya sea natural, como los que acabamos de ver, o humano, como una acción terrorista (act of terrorism), una guerra (war), una huelga (strike) o disturbios (riot). 4, record 1, Spanish, - fuerza%20mayor
Record 2 - internal organization data 2020-07-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Contracts (common law)
- Tort Law (common law)
- Insurance Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- force majeure
1, record 2, English, force%20majeure
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- vis major 2, record 2, English, vis%20major
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[An] overpowering force, whether of nature, [such as] a storm, or of men, [such as] a riotous mob. 3, record 2, English, - force%20majeure
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
These terms denote acts of human intervention (riots, strikes, civil war) as well as natural phenomena (earthquakes, floods). 4, record 2, English, - force%20majeure
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des contrats (common law)
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Droit des assurances
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- force majeure
1, record 2, French, force%20majeure
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce terme désigne à la fois les actes humains (émeutes, grèves et guerres civiles) et les phénomènes naturels (tremblements de terre, inondations). 2, record 2, French, - force%20majeure
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
force majeure : désignation normalisée par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 3, record 2, French, - force%20majeure
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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