Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

periculum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables: per-icu-lum
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin periculum. Doublet of peril.

Inflected Forms

pericula (plural)

Questions

What does periculum mean?: accident or casus, as distinguished from dolus and culpa, and hence relieving one from the duty of performing an obligation
Where does periculum come from?: Learned borrowing from Latin periculum. Doublet of peril.

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