| 释义 |
force majeure
[French] Irresistible compulsion or coercion. The phrase is used particularly in commercial contracts to describe events possibly affecting the contract that are completely outside the parties’ control. Such events are normally listed in full to ensure their enforceability; they may include acts of God, fires, failure of suppliers or subcontractors to supply the supplier under the agreement, and strikes and other labour disputes that interfere with the supplier’s performance of an agreement. An express clause would normally excuse both delay and a total failure to perform the agreement. Force majeure only applies when it is included in the contract. |