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Periodical






Periodical

A publication which appears regularly but less often than daily.

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Publication
The act by which a thing is made public.



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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.



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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.

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