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vis major

[ vis mey-jer ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Law.

, plural vi·res ma·jo·res [vahy, -reez m, uh, -, jawr, -eez, -jor-],

vis major

/ ˈvɪs ˈmeɪdʒə /

First recorded in 1595–1605, vis major is from Latin vīs major “greater force”

from Latin, literally: greater force

Nationalization is the cardinal fact, the vis major, on each side.

When I say that you ought to choose, I except vis major and fear, which destroy all power of choice.

It suggested some vis major—perhaps a locomotive, which no one cares to encounter.

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