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Periodical
PeriodicalA publication which appears regularly but less often than daily. RELATED TERMS-------------------------------------- Publication The act by which a thing is made public. SIMILAR TERMS-------------------------------------- Peril The accident by which a thing is lost. Peril of the sea Peril of the sea is some catastrophic force or event that would not be expected in the area of the voyage, at that time of year and that could not be reasonably guarded against. Perils of the sea Contracts. Bills of lading generally contain an exception that the carrier shall not be liable for "perils of the sea." What is the precise import of this phrase is not perhaps very exactly settled. In a 'strict sense, the words perils of the sea, denote the natural accidents peculiar to the sea; but in more than one instance they have been held to extend to events not attributable to natural causes. For instance, they have been held to include a capture by pirates on the high sea and a case of loss by collision by two ships, where no blame is imputable to either, or at all events not to the injured ship. Periphrasis Circumlocution; the use of other words to express the sense of one. Perish To perish. To come to an end; to cease to be; to die. Perishable goods Goods which are lessened in value and become worse by being kept. PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS-------------------------------------- Perfidy The act of one who has engaged his faith to do a thing, and does not do it, but does the contrary. Performance The act of doing something; the thing done is also called a performance. Peril The accident by which a thing is lost. Peril of the sea Peril of the sea is some catastrophic force or event that would not be expected in the area of the voyage, at that time of year and that could not be reasonably guarded against. Perils of the sea Contracts. Bills of lading generally contain an exception that the carrier shall not be liable for "perils of the sea." What is the precise import of this phrase is not perhaps very exactly settled. In a 'strict sense, the words perils of the sea, denote the natural accidents peculiar to the sea; but in more than one instance they have been held to extend to events not attributable to natural causes. For instance, they have been held to include a capture by pirates on the high sea and a case of loss by collision by two ships, where no blame is imputable to either, or at all events not to the injured ship. Periodical Periphrasis Circumlocution; the use of other words to express the sense of one. Perish To perish. To come to an end; to cease to be; to die. Perishable goods Goods which are lessened in value and become worse by being kept. Perjury Criminal law. This offence at common law is defined to be a wilful false oath, by one who being lawfully required to depose the truth in any judicial proceedings, swears absolutely in a matter material to the point in question, whether he be believed or not. Permanent injunction A court order requiring that some action be taken, or that some party refrain from taking action. It differs from forms of temporary relief, such as a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction. We thank you for using the Juridical Dictionary to search for Periodical. If you have a better definition for Periodical than the one presented here, please let us know by making use of the suggest a term option. This definition of Periodical may be disputed by other professionals. Our attempt is to provide easy definitions on Periodical and any other medical topic for the public at large.
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