fortuitous+event

  • 21fortuit — /fortwiy/ In French law, accidental; fortuitous. Cos fortuit, a fortuitous event. Fortuitement, accidentally; by chance; casually …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 22fortuit — /fortwiy/ In French law, accidental; fortuitous. Cos fortuit, a fortuitous event. Fortuitement, accidentally; by chance; casually …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 23Contingencies — Contingency Con*tin gen*cy, n.; pl. {Contingencies}. [Cf. F. contingence.] 1. Union or connection; the state of touching or contact. Point of contingency. J. Gregory. [1913 Webster] 2. The quality or state of being contingent or casual; the… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 24Contingency — Con*tin gen*cy, n.; pl. {Contingencies}. [Cf. F. contingence.] 1. Union or connection; the state of touching or contact. Point of contingency. J. Gregory. [1913 Webster] 2. The quality or state of being contingent or casual; the possibility of… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 25quirk — I (accident) noun accidental occurrence casualty, chance, circumstance, fate, fortuitous event, fortuity, freak, hap, inadvertence, luck, misadventure, mischance, mishap, nonintentional occurrence, turn, twist, undesigned occurrence, unforeseen… …

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  • 26aleatory contract — ➔ contract1 * * * aleatory contract UK US noun [C] ► INSURANCE, FINANCE, LAW an agreement that is connected with an event that is not under someone s control , that may or may not happen, and of which the result is uncertain. Most insurance… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 27contingency — /kantinjansiy/ Something that may or may not happen. Quality of being contingent or casual; the possibility of coming to pass; an event which may occur; a possibility; a casualty. A fortuitous event, which comes without design, foresight, or… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 28contingency — /kantinjansiy/ Something that may or may not happen. Quality of being contingent or casual; the possibility of coming to pass; an event which may occur; a possibility; a casualty. A fortuitous event, which comes without design, foresight, or… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 29cas fortuit — A fortuitous event; an event caused by a force that one cannot resist; an unforeseen accident; an irresistible force; an inevitable accident. Viterbo v Friedlander, 120 US 707, 30 1, Ed 776, 7 S Ct 962 …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 30Hazard — Haz ard (h[a^]z [ e]rd), n. [F. hasard, Sp. azar an unforeseen disaster or accident, an unfortunate card or throw at dice, prob. fr. Ar. zahr, z[=a]r, a die, which, with the article al the, would give azzahr, azz[=a]r.] 1. A game of chance played …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English