Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
unavoidable casualty — n: unavoidable accident; also: an unavoidable circumstance that prevents the timely performance of a procedural act (as the filing of an answer) by a party or the party s lawyer compare excusable neglect ◇ As with excusable neglect, showing… … Law dictionary
unavoidable casualty — noun a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God • Syn: ↑act of God, ↑force majeure, ↑vis major, ↑inevitable accident • Hypernyms: ↑calamity … Useful english dictionary
unavoidable — I (inevitable) adjective avoidless, certain, coercive, compelling, compulsory, fated, fixed, impending, imperative, inavertible, ineluctable, includible, inescapable, inevasible, inevitabilis, inexorable, involuntary, irresistible, irrevocable,… … Law dictionary
unavoidable — Not avoidable, incapable of being shunned or prevented, inevitable, and necessary @ unavoidable accident An inevitable accident; one which could not have been prevented by exercise of due care by both parties under circumstances prevailing.… … Black's law dictionary
unavoidable delay — A delay occurring by unavoidable cause, by unavoidable accident, or unavoidable casualty. Unavoidable delay in the performance of a contract, to amount to an excuse by custom or usage, must be confined to delays due to causes originating after… … Ballentine's law dictionary
unavoidable occurrence — An unavoidable accident or unavoidable casualty. For definition of term as it appears in it condition of a contract of sale providing for relief from the obligation under certain circumstances, see Anno: 51 ALR 1010 … Ballentine's law dictionary
casualty — A disastrous occurrence by chance or accident; a serious mishap or misfortune; an accidental death or disablement. Morris & Co. v IndUstrial Board of Illinois, 284 Ill 67, 119 NE 944. For the purpose of the Federal Hours of Service Act, an… … Ballentine's law dictionary
unavoidable accident — noun see unavoidable casualty … Useful english dictionary
casualty — /ksez(h)yuwaltiy/ A serious or fatal accident. A person or thing injured, lost or destroyed. A disastrous occurrence due to sudden, unexpected or unusual cause. Accident; misfortune or mishap; that which comes by chance or without design. A loss… … Black's law dictionary
casualty — /ksez(h)yuwaltiy/ A serious or fatal accident. A person or thing injured, lost or destroyed. A disastrous occurrence due to sudden, unexpected or unusual cause. Accident; misfortune or mishap; that which comes by chance or without design. A loss… … Black's law dictionary
