periculum

Periculum

Pe*ric"u*lum\, n.; pl. Pericula. [L.] (Rom. & O.Eng. Law) 1. Danger; risk.

2. In a narrower, judicial sense: Accident or casus, as distinguished from dolus and culpa, and hence relieving one from the duty of performing an obligation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Periculum is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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