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).