act of God

act of God
noun
a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events
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he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God

• Hypernyms: ↑calamity, ↑catastrophe, ↑disaster, ↑tragedy, ↑cataclysm

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Usage: capitalized G
: an extraordinary interruption by a natural cause (as a severe flood or earthquake) of the usual course of events that experience, prescience, or care cannot reasonably foresee or prevent — compare inevitable accident

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Law.
a direct, sudden, and irresistible action of natural forces such as could not reasonably have been foreseen or prevented, as a flood, hurricane, earthquake, or other natural catastrophe.
[1855-60]

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act of God noun
A result of natural forces, unexpected and not preventable by human foresight
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Main Entry: ↑act

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act of God UK US noun [countable] [singular act of God plural acts of God]
an event such as a flood, lightning , or an earthquake that is produced by natural forces, and that people have no control over
Thesaurus: general words meaning natural disastersynonym earthquakeshyponym

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act of God,
a sudden, usually unforeseeable and uncontrollable, natural event. Floods, storms, and earthquakes are called acts of God.

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an instance of uncontrollable natural forces in operation (often used in insurance claims)

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act of God — see ↑act, 1
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Main Entry: ↑god

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ˌact of ˈGod idiom
(law) an event caused by natural forces beyond human control, such as a storm, a flood or an ↑earthquake
Main entry: ↑actidiom

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