Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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act of God.
An overwhelming, unpreventable event caused exclusively by forces of nature, such as an earthquake, flood, or tornado. 0 The definition has been statutorily broadened to include all natural phenomena that are exceptional, inevitable, and irresistible, the effects of which could not be prevented or avoided by the exercise of due care or foresight. 42 USCA ยง 9601(1). - Also termed act of nature; act of providence. Cf. FORCE MAJEURE; unavoidable accident under ACCIDENT.