Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Peril
1 Exposure to the risk of injury, damage or loss <the perils of litigation>. 2. Insurance. The cause of a loss to person or property <in. sured against all perils>. Cf. RISK (3).
discovered-peril doctrine.
See LAST-CLEAR, CHANCE DOCTRINE.
imminent-peril doctrine.
See EMERGENCY DOCTRINE (1).
inescapable peril
A danger that one cannot avoid without another's help. See LAST-CLEARCHANCE DOCTRINE.
marine peril
See PERIL OF THE SEA.
multiperil policy
See INSURANCE POLICY.
named-perils policy
See multiperil policy under INSURANCE POLICY.
open perils policy
A property insurance policy covering all risks against loss except those specifically excluded from coverage. open policy. See unvalued policy.
open-perils policy
See INSURANCE POLICY.
peril of the sea
An action of the elements at sea of such force as to overcome the strength of a well-founded ship and the normal precautions of good marine practice. ( A peril of the sea may relieve a carrier from liability for the resulting losses. - Also termed danger of navigation; danger of river; marine peril; marine risk; (in regard to the Great Lakes) perils of the lakes "Of the marine perils, by far the most important are those
sudden-peril doctrine
See EMERGENCY DOCTRINE (1).