periculum

English

noun

Definitions

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

Etymology

Derived from Latin periculum.

Origin

Latin

periculum

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

periculum Latin
perikel Dutch, Flemish
*per- Proto-Indo-European
peril Old French