• (n.) 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. • (n.) Danger; risk. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/periculum/
Pe·ric'u·lum noun ; plural Pericula . [ Latin ] (Rom. & O.Eng. Law) 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 a... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/55