Legal Definition and Related Resources of Vis major
Meaning of Vis major
(Lat.) A superior force. In law it signifies inevitable accident. This term is used in the civil law in nearly the same way that the words “act of God” (q.v.) are used in the common law. Generally, no one is responsible for an accident which arises from the vis major; but a man may be so where he has stipulated that he would, and when he has been guilty of a fraud or deceit. 2 Kent, Comm. 448; Poth. Pret a Usage, notes 48, 60; Story, Bailm. §25.
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Vis major in the Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims
Superior force; irresistible force.
Note: This legal definition of Vis major in the Dictionary of Law (English and American Jurisprudence) is from 1893.
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