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Vis major

Vis major, insuperable accident, irresistible force. See ACT OF GOD. Means 'act of God' is a mere short way of expressing the

Hire

when it is finished. If, before the work is finished, the thing perishes by internal defect, by inevitable accident, or by irresistible force, without any default of the workman, then (1) if the work is independent of

no-fault

1 : of, relating to, or being a motor vehicle insurance plan under which someone injured in an accident is compensated usually up to a stipulated limit for esp. actual losses (as for property damage, medical bills,

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Employment injury

Employment injury, means a personal injury to an employee caused by accident or an occupational disease arising out of and is the course of his employment, being an insurable employment,

Arising out of his employment

be some sort of connection between the employment and the injury caused to a workman due to the accident. But it is wide enough to cover the case where there may not necessarily be a direct connection

reconstruction

was a and not a repair] 2 : the practice or process of recreating an incident (as an accident) for the purpose of investigating the specific facts and circumstances surrounding it [heard testimony on the speed of

no-fault protection

those people covered under your policy, for medical expenses or injuries which occur as the result of an accident, regardless of who was at fault in causing the accident.

act of God

natural event (as a flood or earthquake) that cannot be reasonably foreseen or prevented compare force majeure, inevitable accident, unavoidable accident NOTE: It is a defense against liability for injury if the injury is directly and exclusively

Fortuitous

Fortuitous, is happening by accident or chance rather than design (Oxford Dictionary), See also D. Ganesh Rao Patnaik v. State of Jharkhand, (2005)

homicide

homicide : homicide caused purposely and knowingly used in Montana excusable homicide : homicide that is committed by accident or misfortune by a person doing a lawful act by lawful means with usual and ordinary caution and

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