Legal Dictionary
Main Entry:
for·tu·i·tous eventPronunciation:
for-'tü-&-t&s-, -'tyü-Function:
noun : an event of natural or human origin that could not have been reasonably foreseen or expected and is out of the control of the persons concerned (as parties to a contract)
: FORCE MAJEURE called also
cas fortuit —see also
FRUSTRATION —compare
INEVITABLE ACCIDENT
