peril

IPA: pˈɛrʌɫ

noun

  • A situation of serious and immediate danger.
  • Something that causes, contains, or presents danger.
  • (insurance) An event which causes a loss, or the risk of a specific such event.

verb

  • (transitive) To cause to be in danger; to imperil; to risk.
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Examples of "peril" in Sentences

  • Today this peril is avoided with relative ease by removing the tumor.
  • American dream, in peril, is successfully pursued through state programs
  • But, defendant asserts, that duty exists only if the peril is a condition of the property.
  • And there is 10 surrounded by Daleks, the Earth in peril, Davros back ... and what's he thinking about?
  • His schedule could not be a campaign swing designed to rescue loyal friends in peril, or to create a story line about his expanding political field.
  • The reality of this peril is apparent in the failure of the United States and Russia, until now, to ratify either the START 2 agreement or the Chemical
  • When the peril is the criminal act of a third person, the argument continues, the duty of a landowner ... does not include the business visitor on residential premises among the special relationships imposing a duty to exercise care to protect against harm from others ....

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