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perilless

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per⋅il

  [per-uhl] noun, verb, -iled, -il⋅ing or (especially British) -illed, -il⋅ling.
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–noun
1. exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger: They faced the peril of falling rocks.
2. something that causes or may cause injury, loss, or destruction.
–verb (used with object)
3. to expose to danger; imperil; risk.
Origin:
1175–1225; ME < OF < L perīculum trial, test, danger, equiv. to perī-, verb base meaning “try” (found in the compound experīrī; see experience ) + -culum -cle 2

Related forms:
per⋅il⋅less, adjective

Synonyms:
1. See danger.
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Word Origin & History

peril 
c.1225, from O.Fr. peril (10c.), from L. periculum "an attempt, risk, danger," with instrumentive suffix -culum and root of ex-peri-ri "to try," cognate with Gk. peria "trial, attempt, experience," empeiros "experienced," O.Ir. aire "vigilance," Goth. ferja "watcher," O.E. fær "danger, fear," all ult. from PIE base *per- "to lead across."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: per·il
Pronunciation: 'per-&l
Function: noun
1 : exposure to the risk of death, destruction, or loss
2 : the cause of a loss (as of property) perils> —compare RISK
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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