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fortuitous event
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Fortuitous
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force majeure
event (as war, labor strike, or extreme weather) or effect that cannot be reasonably anticipated or controlled : fortuitous event compare act of god, inevitable accident
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cas fortuit
cas fortuit [Anglo-French] : fortuitous event
excuse
for release under the law from an obligation, duty, or contractual liability compare act of god, force majeure, fortuitous event, impossibility of performance b : a circumstance (as a physical threat) that grants immunity for otherwise tortious or
frustration
performance is still possible if the reason for making the contract is partially or completely frustrated by a fortuitous event or by circumstances which are not the fault of either party called also frustration of purpose frustration of
inevitable accident
inevitable accident : an accident not caused by human negligence compare act of god, force majeure, fortuitous event
Casus fortuitus non est sperandus; et nemo tenetur divinare
Casus fortuitus non est sperandus; et nemo tenetur divinare [Lat.], A fortuitous event is not to be foreseen; and no person is bound to divine it.
promise
: a promise (as to compensate an insured individual for future loss) whose fulfillment is dependent on a fortuitous or uncertain event collateral promise : a promise usually to pay the debt of another that is ancillary
Accident
Francis De Costa (1993) Supp 4 SCC 100 (104): 1994 SCC (L&S) 195. Means an accident involving a fortuitous or sudden or unintended occurrence while handling any hazardous substance resulting in continuous or intermittent or repeated exposure … Accident, anything that happens, an unforeseen or unexpected event, a chance, a mishap, an extraordinary incident; something not expected. It is also a head of equitable jurisdiction,
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