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Pronunciation / Transliteration: bulgahangnyeok
"이 사건은 불가항력으로 인해 발생했습니다."
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Unforeseeable circumstances that prevent someone from fulfilling a contract.
"The shipment was delayed due to a force majeure event."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed from French, literally meaning 'superior force', from Old French 'force' (strength) + 'majeure' (greater).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Force majeure" is said worldwide
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force majeure
Transliteration: force majeure
"L'annulation du vol est due à un cas de force majeure."
höhere Gewalt
Transliteration: höhere Gewalt
"Der Vertrag wurde wegen höherer Gewalt gekündigt."
forza maggiore
Transliteration: forza maggiore
"L'evento è stato annullato per cause di forza maggiore."
fuerza mayor
Transliteration: fuerza mayor
"El retraso se debió a un caso de fuerza mayor."
força maior
Transliteration: força maior
"O contrato foi rescindido por motivo de força maior."
दैوی आपदा
Transliteration: daivi aapada
"यह अनुबंध दैव आपदा के कारण रद्द कर दिया गया था।"
不可抗力
Transliteration: bù kě kàng lì
"本次航班取消属于不可抗力。"
불가항력
Transliteration: bulgahangnyeok
"이 사건은 불가항력으로 인해 발생했습니다."
不可抗力
Transliteration: fukakōryoku
"契約は不可抗力の条項によって免責された。"
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