<P> In legal usage throughout the English - speaking world, an act of God is a natural hazard outside human control, such as an earthquake or tsunami, for which no person can be held responsible . An act of God may amount to an exception to liability in contracts (as under the Hague--Visby Rules); or it may be an "insured peril" in an insurance policy . </P> <P> By contrast, other extraordinary man - made or political events are deemed force majeure . </P>

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