vis major
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Then, ah! then, continued Homenas, no hail, frost, ice, snow, overflowing, or vis major; then plenty of all earthly goods here below.
From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 4 by Peter Anthony Motteux
Under Roman law, it was the rule in contracts for rent that a tenant was not bound to pay if any vis major prevented him from reaping.
From Political and Literary essays, 1908-1913 by Evelyn Baring
During the American invasion, in the autumn of 1775, Monsieur Menut, owing to a vis major, was forced to entertain a rather boisterous and wilful class of customers: Richard Montgomery and his warlike Continentals.
From Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present by Sir J. M. (James MacPherson) Le Moine
Nationalization is the cardinal fact, the vis major, on each side.
From The Brothers' War by John Calvin Reed
When I say that you ought to choose, I except vis major and fear, which destroy all power of choice.
From L. Annaeus Seneca on Benefits by Aubrey Stewart
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