act of God
noun phrase
Examples of act of God in a Sentence
David Harsanyi, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
Where people had once pictured doomsday as an act of God’s wrath or final judgment, now a world could could be gone in an instant, with no sacred significance, no story of salvation.
—Charles Thorpe, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2023
Rather, inflation had arisen from supply chain foul-ups caused by the Covid epidemic, an act of God rendered worse by comic-opera mismanagement under President Donald Trump.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 30 June 2023
But, in the United States, some eighty per cent are thought to be caused not by an act of God but by the recklessness of humans.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 25 June 2023
Comprehensive insurance covers damage caused by a natural disaster or act of God.
—Steven Glass, Car and Driver, 9 June 2023
The implosion of the edifice holding back the full force of the Dnipro River was no accident nor an act of God.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 6 June 2023
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Word History
1611, in the meaning defined above
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“Act of God.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/act%20of%20God. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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Legal Definition
act of God
Note: It is a defense against liability for injury if the injury is directly and exclusively caused by an act of God.
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