Act of God definition

Act of God means a cataclysmic phenomenon of nature, including earthquake, flood or cyclone. Rain, snow, wind, high water or any other natural phenomenon, which might reasonably have been anticipated from historical records of the general locality of the City, shall be deemed not to be acts of God;
Act of God means an unanticipated grave natural disaster or other natural phenomenon of an exceptional, inevitable, and irresistible character, the effects of which could not have been prevented or avoided by the exercise of due care or foresight.
Act of God means an earthquake of at least a magnitude 3.5 on the Richter scale or tidal waves.

Examples of Act of God in a sentence

  • Contractor will not be liable for failure to perform any obligation or for delay in performance resulting from any cause beyond the control of Contractor or its suppliers if such cause was not reasonably foreseeable, or from any act of God; act of civil or military authority; declared act of war; insurrection or riot; sabotage; terrorist activities; fire; earthquake; flood; embargo; declared national fuel or energy shortage; or unpreventable delay or accident in shipping or transportation.

  • Neither party will be liable to the other for failure or delay in performance under this Agreement to the extent that, and for so long as, the same results from an act of God, war, labor strike or other circumstance beyond the affected party’s control.

  • Force Majeure Our failure to comply with any Terms of this Agreement due to an earthquake, hurricane, fire, flood, government action or decree, war, civil disorder, terrorism, disease, virus, natural disaster or other act of God, or any other similar events that are beyond Our reasonable control will not be considered a breach of this Agreement.

  • When the Company finds that conditions make it necessary to lay off Bargaining Unit employees, it will notify the Union in writing not less than 20 days before the layoff absent an emergency, unforeseeable event, strike, lockout or act of God.

  • A-E shall not be assessed with damages or unsatisfactory performance penalties during any delay beyond the time named for the performance of this Contract caused by any act of God, war, civil disorder, employment strike or other cause beyond its reasonable control, provided A-E gives written notice of the cause of the delay to County within thirty-six (36) hours of the start of the delay and A-E avails himself of any available remedies.


More Definitions of Act of God

Act of God. ’ means an unanticipated grave natural disaster or other natural phe- nomenon of an exceptional, inevitable, and ir- resistible character the effects of which could not have been prevented or avoided by the ex- ercise of due care or foresight;
Act of God means an unusual and extraordinary manifestation of nature which could not reasonably be anticipated or foreseen and cannot be prevented by human care, skill, or foresight. There is a rebuttable presumption that an “act of God” that precedes the due date of the return or form by 30 days is not an act of God for purposes of an exception to penalty.
Act of God or "force majeure" is defined for purposes of this Lease as strikes, lockouts, sitdowns, material or labor restrictions by any governmental authority, unusual transportation delays, riots, floods, washouts, explosions, earthquakes, fire, storms, weather (including wet grounds or inclement weather which prevents construction), acts of the public enemy, wars, insurrections and any other cause not reasonably within the control of Lessor and which by the exercise of due diligence Lessor is unable, wholly or in part, to prevent or overcome.
Act of God means an earthquake, flood, cyclone or other cataclysmic phenomenon of nature. A rain, windstorm, high water or other natural phenomenon of unusual intensity for a specific locality, but which might reasonably have been anticipated from historical records of the general locality, shall not be construed as an Act of God.
Act of God. ’ means an act occasioned by
Act of God means an act exclusively occasioned by an
Act of God means an earthquake, flood, cyclone or other cataclysmic phenomenon of nature. Rain, wind, flood or other natural phenomenon of normal intensity for the locality shall not be construed as an Act of God and no reparation shall be made to the contractor for damages to the work resulting therefrom.