unavoidable accident

An accident that cannot be avoided because it is produced by an irresistible physical cause that cannot be prevented by human skill or reasonable foresight.

• Examples include accidents resulting from lightning or storms, perils of the sea, inundations or earthquakes, or sudden illness or death. Unavoidable accident has been considered a means of avoiding both civil and criminal liability.

— Also termed inevitable accident; pure accident; unavoidable casualty. Cf. ACT OF GOD. [Cases: Automobiles 201(10); Negligence 440. C.J.S. Motor Vehicles § 517; Negligence§§ 66–68, 209.]

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资深译员姚坚，毕业于一所培养高级翻译以及跨文化事务专家的精英大学，专注翻译各种与私募资本有关的法律文件。