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periculum

periculum noun: accident or casus, as distinguished from dolus and culpa, and hence relieving one from the duty of performing an obligation.

Noun

periculum (plural pericula)

  1. accident or casus, as distinguished from dolus and culpa, and hence relieving one from the duty of performing an obligation
    • periculum rei
    • In English law, along with the characterization of ship arrest as an inherent part of the in rem claim, there is no need to show periculum in mora.2011, Verónica Ruiz Abou-Nigm, The Arrest of Ships in Private International Law, →ISBN, page 87

Forms of periculum

pluralpericula

Origin of periculum

Learned borrowing from Latin periculum. Doublet of peril.

Questions about periculum

What does periculum mean?
Periculum means accident or casus, as distinguished from dolus and culpa, and hence relieving one from the duty of performing an obligation.
What part of speech is periculum?
Periculum is a noun.
What is the plural of periculum?
The plural of periculum is pericula.

Words near periculum in the dictionary

  1. pericrany
  2. pericratonic
  3. pericryptal
  4. pericula
  5. periculous
  6. periculum
  7. pericutaneous
  8. pericuticular
  9. pericyazine
  10. pericycle
  11. pericycles

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