A clause excusing performance after extraordinary events.
A force-majeure clause frees a party from obligations when something beyond their control — natural disaster, war, pandemic — makes performance impossible. What counts depends entirely on the wording. Narrow clauses list specific events; broad ones add “or other causes beyond reasonable control.”
“Neither party is liable for delays caused by acts of God, government order, or pandemic.”
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Analyze my document free →Force majeure excuses a party when specified events beyond its control make performance impossible — but only the events the clause lists, read narrowly. In your document, check whether the list is exhaustive ('limited to') or illustrative ('including'), whether it covers the realistic risks for your deal (supplier failure, epidemics, government orders), what the invoking party must do (prompt written notice, duty to mitigate), and what happens if it drags on (suspension vs. a termination right after N days). Economic hardship — the deal merely becoming unprofitable — almost never qualifies.
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