vis major in English

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        "2": "la",
        "3": "vīs maior"
      },
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      "name": "lbor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Learned borrowing from Latin vīs maior.",
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      "expansion": "vis major (uncountable)",
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        "A greater force; an act of God; an unavoidable accident."
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        "(law) A greater force; an act of God; an unavoidable accident."
      ],
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          "word": "force majeure"
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        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "vis major"
}

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        "2": "la",
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "(law) A greater force; an act of God; an unavoidable accident."
      ],
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      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "vis major"
}

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"vis major" meaning in English

Noun