Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hoch, Gewalt.. · force majeure; act of God (an event for which someone cannot be held responsible because it was out of their capacity to influence or foresee it)
çekim: tamlayan höherer Gewalt
köken: Literally, “higher power/force”. Compare French force majeure and similar forms in other languages.
Bei Streik wird einem seine Zugfahrkarte nicht erstattet, da das höhere Gewalt ist.
force majeure, act of God, vis major (overwhelming force) · force majeure, act of God, vis major (unavoidable circumstance, especially one that prevents someone from fulfilling a legal (usually contractual) obligation)
çekim: çoğul siły wyższe · tamlayan siły wyższej
köken: Literally, “higher force”, or more loosely translated as “higher power”. Calque of Latin vīs major.