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  1. 1. n. a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events Source: wordnet
  2. 2. A superior force which under certain circumstances is held to exempt from contract obligations; inevitable accident; -- a civil-law term used as nearly equivalent to, but broader than, the common-law term act of God (which see). Source: webster
  3. 3. A superior force which under certain circumstances is held toexempt from contract obligations; inevitable accident; -- a civil-lawterm used as nearly equivalent to, but broader than, the common-lawterm act of God (which see). Source: adambom

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