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11risk — n 1 a: possibility of loss or injury b: liability for loss or injury if it occurs the risk of loss passes to the buyer when the goods are duly delivered to the carrier Uniform Commercial Code the risk of personal injury and property damage should …
12peril — per·il / per əl/ n 1: exposure to the risk of death, destruction, or loss 2: the cause of a loss (as of property) insured their home against fire, floods, and other peril s compare risk Mer …
13Federal Employers Liability Act — The Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. (1908) is a United States federal law that protects and compensates railroaders injured on the job. Background In the years between 1889 and 1920, railroad use in the United… …
14danger — dangerless, adj. /dayn jeuhr/, n. 1. liability or exposure to harm or injury; risk; peril. 2. an instance or cause of peril; menace. 3. Obs. power; jurisdiction; domain. [1175 1225; ME da(u)nger < AF; OF dangier, alter. of dongier (by influence… …
15danger — dan•ger [[t]ˈdeɪn dʒər[/t]] n. 1) liability or exposure to harm or injury; risk; peril 2) an instance or cause of peril; menace 3) Obs. power; jurisdiction; domain • Etymology: 1175–1225; < OF dangier, alter. of dongier (by influence of dam… …
16David Vitter — United States Senator from Louisiana Incumbent Assumed office January 3, 2005 Serving with …
17blackmail — black·mail / blak ˌmāl/ n [originally, payment extorted from farmers in Scotland and northern England, from black + dialectal mail payment, rent]: extortion or coercion by often written threats esp. of public exposure, physical harm, or criminal… …
18endanger — en·dan·ger vt: to bring into danger or peril vi: to create a dangerous situation charged with driving to endanger Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. endanger …
19peril — [per′əl] n. [OFr < L periculum, danger < base * per (as in experiri, to try) < IE base * per , to try, risk, come over > FEAR, FARE] 1. exposure to harm or injury; danger; jeopardy 2. something that may cause harm or injury vt.… …
20danger — n. 1 liability or exposure to harm. 2 a thing that causes or is likely to cause harm. 3 the status of a railway signal directing a halt or caution. Phrases and idioms: danger list a list of those dangerously ill, esp. in a hospital. danger money… …
