inescapable accident
[/ɪnɪˈskeɪpəbəl ˈæksɪdənt/]
noun phrasepl: inescapable accidents
acidente inevitável
1. An unavoidable or unpreventable accident; a mishap that was bound to happen and could not be avoided through any means
The collision was ruled an inescapable accident despite the driver's best efforts to avoid it.
A colisão foi considerada um acidente inevitável apesar dos melhores esforços do motorista para evitá-la.
2. In legal or insurance contexts, an accident determined to be unavoidable due to circumstances beyond human control
The insurance company classified it as an inescapable accident caused by mechanical failure.
A companhia de seguros a classificou como um acidente inevitável causado por falha mecânica.
This term is primarily used in legal, insurance, and formal contexts in both Brazil and the United States. It often appears in accident reports and insurance claims to establish that no negligence or preventable error occurred. In Brazilian Portuguese, 'acidente inevitável' is the standard legal terminology, while 'acidente inescapável' is less common but understood in formal discourse.
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