Act of God

act of God English Noun Act of God Acts of God en legal usually "an" en act of God. en Heavy rainfall is not the kind of exceptional phenomenon to which the Act of God exception applies. en In road and rail traffic liability is excluded for accidents which are due to circumstances amounting to an Act of God. XVI “Pardon me,” I said, preserving with an effort the polished suavity demanded from an English gentleman when chewing the rag with one of the other sex, “you're talking through the back of your fatheaded little neck. I did not trip over my flat feet. I was hurled into the depths by an Act of God, to wit, a totally unexpected dachshund getting between my legs.”