periculum

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noun

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

“periculum rei”

OriginLatin periculum →
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Meanings

nounpericulum (plural pericula)

plural pericula

  1. lawaccident or casus, as distinguished from dolus and culpa, and hence relieving one from the duty of performing an obligation

    periculum rei

    1 more example

    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

Origin

  1. Latinpericulum
  2. Englishpericulum

Learned borrowing from Latin periculum. Doublet of peril.

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APA

periculum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periculum

MLA

“periculum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periculum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “periculum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periculum.

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