Act Of God


Definition of "Act of god"

Amy Kerlin
  Coldwell Banker Bullard Realty

Unpreventable action occurring without the intervention of man, normally associated with violent natural occurrences such as droughts, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, lightning, monsoons, pestilence, tornadoes, and wind storms. A physical occurrence usually accidental in nature and an outcome of the natural universe having no relationship to the actions of man.


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