force ma·jeure /'fȯrs-ma-'zhər, -mȧ-'zhœ̅r/ n [French, superior force]
1: superior or insuperable force
2: an event (as war, labor strike, or extreme weather) or effect that cannot be reasonably anticipated or controlled: fortuitous event compare act of god, inevitable accident
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.