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päätekijä — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • force majeure noun A clause in a contract releasing the parties from their obligations when an extraordinary event outside their control, such as a war, flood or government ban, makes performance impossible.
  • principal adj Most important; main.
  • ringleader noun The person who leads or organizes a group, especially one doing something disruptive or illegal.

Senses

päätekijä is used for these senses in English:

  • force majeure An overwhelming force. [from late 19th c.]
  • principal (law) The primary participant in a crime.
  • ringleader A person who starts and leads a disturbance (such as a riot), a conspiracy, or a criminal gang.

force majeure — full definition

  1. noun A clause in a contract releasing the parties from their obligations when an extraordinary event outside their control, such as a war, flood or government ban, makes performance impossible.
  2. noun An unforeseeable event of overwhelming power that nobody can guard against or be blamed for.

principal — full definition

  1. adj Most important; main.
  2. noun The head of a school.
  3. noun A sum of money originally invested or lent, before interest.

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