Vis Major in United States
Vis Major Definition
(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.
Vis Major in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
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| Vis Major | Vis Major in the World Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Vis Major | Vis Major in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Vis Major | Vis Major in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Vis Major | Vis Major in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Vis Major | Vis Major in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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| Vis Major | Vis Major in the Family Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Vis Major | Vis Major in the IP Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Vis Major | Vis Major in the Commercial Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Vis Major | Vis Major in the Criminal Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Vis Major | Vis Major in the Antritrust Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Vis Major | Vis Major in the Bankruptcy Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Vis Major | Vis Major in the Constitutional Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Vis Major | Vis Major in the Tax Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Vis Major | Vis Major in the and Finance and Banking Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Vis Major | Vis Major in the Employment and Labor Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Vis Major | Vis Major in the Personal Injury and Tort Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Vis Major | Vis Major in the Environmental Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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(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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