Act of God Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events
    force majeure; inevitable accident; unavoidable casualty; vis major.
    • he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God

WordNet

Definitions
  1. (Law), an inevitable accident; such extraordinary interruption of the usual course of events as is not to be looked for in advance, and against which ordinary prudence could not guard.
Definitions
  1. . (Law) See under Act.

Webster 1913