Periculum
Pronunciation : Pe*ric"u*lum
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L.] (Rom. & O.Eng. Law)
Definition : 1. Danger; risk.
2. In a narrower, judicial sense: Accident or casus, as distinguished from dolus and culpa, and hence relieving one from the duty of performing an obligation.
pl. Pericula.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913