act of god

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How should I write the sentence and is it an act of god to be pregnant or something else?If it's an act of god like becoming pregnant, your contract allows you to breach.Thanks in advance

Fivejedjon · Accepted Answer

http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/act-of-***

I hardly thing pregnancy is an act of ***, unless one is a Christan thinking of the Virgin Mary.

AlpheccaStars · Answer

fivejedjonI hardly thing pregnancy is an act of ***, unless one is a Christan thinking of the Virgin Mary.

... or an ancient Greek thinking of any of Zeus's many dalliances.

Anonymous · Answer

How would you say

If it's an act of *** like an earthquake, your contract allows you to breach.
An act of *** allows you to breach of contract.

Thanks

AlpheccaStars · Answer

Lawyers write such clauses into contracts. Tort law is extremely precise. Here are some examples of standard clauses, if that is what you are looking for:

http://www.contractstandards.com/force-majeure

Anonymous · Answer

Is act of *** the same as 'force majeure'?

from what I read if act of *** is the same as force majeure than

how would you say this because there aren't an examples.

If it's an act of *** like an earthquake, your contract allows you to breach.
An act of *** allows you to breach of contract.

Thanks

AlpheccaStars · Answer

Here are three standard clauses:

1) Force Majeure. A party shall not be liable for any failure of or delay in the performance of this Agreement for the period that such failure or delay is due to causes beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to acts of ***, war, strikes or labor disputes, embargoes, government orders or any other force majeure event.

2) Force Majeure. Neither party is liable for failure to perform, except with respect to payment obligations, solely caused by:

unavoidable casualty,
delays in delivery of materials,
embargoes,
government orders,
acts of civil or military authorities,
acts by common carriers, emergency conditions (including weather conditions) incompatible with safety or good quality workmanship, or
any similar unforeseen event that renders performance commercially implausible.

If an event of force majeure occurs, the party injured by the other’s inability to perform may elect one of the following remedies: (a) to terminate this agreement in whole or in part; or (b) to suspend the Agreement, in whole or part, for the duration of the force majeure circumstances. The party experiencing the force majeure circumstances shall cooperate with and assist the injured party in all reasonable ways to minimize the impact of force majeure on the injured party, which may include locating and arranging substitute services if necessary.

3) Force Majeure. A Party shall not be deemed in default of this Agreement, nor shall it hold the other Party responsible for, any cessation, interruption or delay in the performance of its obligations (excluding payment obligations) due to earthquake, flood, fire, storm, natural disaster, act of ***, war, terrorism, armed conflict, labor strike, lockout, boycott or other similar events beyond the reasonable control of the Party, provided that the Party relying upon this provision:
gives prompt written notice thereof, and takes all steps reasonably necessary to mitigate the effects of the force majeure event.
If a force majeure event extends for a period in excess of 30 days in the aggregate, either Party may immediately terminate this Agreement upon written notice.

Anonymous · Answer

from what I read if act of *** is the same as force majeure than

Does this make sense? How would you write:
An act of ***, embargoes and unavoidable casualties are one of the force majeure?

how would you say this because there aren't any examples.

1 If it's an act of *** like an earthquake, your contract allows you to breach. An act of *** allows you to breach of contract.

2 Damage to your house due to natural causes/act of *** are not covered insurance.

Thanks

AlpheccaStars · Answer

"Act of ***" is not the same as "Force Majeure."
The exact meaning of these terms depends on the legal jurisdiction. (i.e. it has a different meaning in France than in the US.). That is why there are no specific examples. The interpretation is different depending on the local laws.
You can read some more details here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force_majeure

For example:
Any damage to your house due to natural causes, such as hail, lightning, flood or earthquakes, or acts beyond the control of the insured, such as airplane crashes or fire spread from a neighboring house, are not covered by this policy.

By the way, such a policy would be rather useless.

Anonymous · Answer

Hi Alphecca,

I read this on wikipedia.
Force majeure is a common clause in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contract that essentially frees both parties from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_liability or obligation when an extraordinary event or circumstance beyond the control of the parties, such as ahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strike_action, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riot, crime, or an event described by the legal term http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_of_God (such as http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flooding, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanic_eruption, etc.)

Force Majeure. A party shall not be liable for any failure of or delay in the performance of this Agreement for the period that such failure or delay is due to causes beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to acts of ***, war, strikes or labor disputes, embargoes, government orders or any other force majeure event.

Going by the above, would tweaking this sentence make it natural?

An act of ***, embargoes and unavoidable casualties are one of the force majeure?

What exactly is a force majeure in USA? Act of *** is in the definition of force majeure.
Could you give me an example sentence of force majeure and act of ***? I am confused.

Could you tell me how to phrase :
1 If it's an act of *** like an earthquake, your contract allows you to breach. An act of *** allows you to breach of contract.

Wouldn't I be able to substitute act of *** for natural causes?

Any damage to your house due an act of *** such as hail, lightning, flood or earthquakes, or acts beyond the control of the insured, such as airplane crashes or fire spread from a neighboring house, are not covered by this policy.

the flooding was surely an act of ***

Going by your example and "the was an act of ***" Are 'natural causes and acts of ***' synonymous?

PS
Is 'Going by' natural to say in English?
Going by the above, would tweaking this sentence make it natural?
Going by your example and "the was an act of ***" Are 'natural causes and acts of ***' synonymous?

Thank you very much for the explanation.

AlpheccaStars · Answer

AnonymousWhat exactly is a force majeure in USA

Here is Webster's definition: It also has a link to the definition of "act of ***"
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/force+majeure

AnonymousCould you give me an example sentence of force majeure and act of ***?

You have two perfectly good sentences in your post that include both terms.

Anonymous1 If it's an act of *** like an earthquake, your contract allows you to breach. An act of *** allows you to breach of contract.

I am not a lawyer, but this does not read correctly.

The force majeure clause is about the performance to the conditions specified in the contract, such as the delivery of goods within a particular time period. It does not get you out of the contract completely. eg. Suppose the contract specifies that you have to deliver cars to the port of Los Angeles within 30 days of a customer placing an order. Now the performance of that contract condition can be excused if, because of a dockworkers' strike, the cars cannot be delivered in 30 days. The cars might be delivered after the strike is over. The contract to deliver cars is still there, but an unavoidable event (a strike) caused one of the conditions to be violated. A strike is not an act of ***, but an act of man.

Now if a big storm did a lot of damage and closed down the port so that you could not deliver the cars within 30 days, then that would be excused, too, but it would be an act of ***.

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