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• Force majeure — (French for superior force ) is a common clause in contracts which essentially frees both parties from liability or obligation when an extraordinary event or circumstance beyond the control of the parties, such as war, strike, riot, crime, act of …   Wikipedia

• The United States of America —     The United States of America     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The United States of America     BOUNDARIES AND AREA     On the east the boundary is formed by the St. Croix River and an arbitrary line to the St. John, and on the north by the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

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• force the vote — USA A clause in an acquisition or merger agreement that requires the board of directors of the target company to submit the proposed transaction to a vote of the stockholders of the target company even if the board of directors no longer… …   Law dictionary

• The Constitution is not a suicide pact — is a phrase in American political and legal discourse. The phrase expresses the belief that constitutional restrictions on governmental power must be balanced against the need for survival of the state and its people. It is most often attributed… …   Wikipedia

• force majeure — Events outside the control of the parties. These events are acts of man, nature, governments and regulators, or impersonal events. contract performance is forgiven or extended by the period of force majeure. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * *… …   Financial and business terms

• force majeure — French: superior force An event outside the control of either party to a contract (such as a strike, riot, war, act of God) that may excuse either party from fulfilling his contractual obligations in certain circumstances, provided that the… …   Big dictionary of business and management

• force majeure clause — n: a clause in an agreement that excuses performance in the event that a force majeure makes the performance impracticable or impossible Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. force majeure clause …   Law dictionary