'Periculum' definitions:

Definition of 'Periculum'

From: GCIDE

Periculum \Pe*ric"u*lum\, n.; pl. Pericula. [L.] (Rom. & O.Eng. Law)
1. Danger; risk. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]