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Salvage
compensation made by maritime law to those by whose exertions ships or goods have been saved from the dangers of the seas, fire, pirates, or enemies. This was allowed by the laws of Rhodes, Oleron, and Wisby,
open
knowledge : free from concealment [an , notorious, continuous, and adverse use of the property] [an and obvious danger] NOTE: When a defect, hazard, or condition is open such that a reasonable person under the circumstances should
Cowardice
Want of courage to face danger extreme timidity pusillanimity base fear of danger or hurt lack of spirit
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Risk
Risk, in insurance, the danger, peril or event insured against. The chance of injury, damage, or loss, danger or hazard, Black's Law Dictionary,
Marz-ool-maut
Bibbun, 6 NWP 159. To establish 'Marz-ool-maut there must be present at least the following conditions-- (1) Proximate danger of death so that there is, as it is phrased, a preponderance (ghaliba) of knout or apprehension, that
Nuisance
nuisance. It includes any act, omission, place, animal or thing which causes or is likely to cause injury, danger, annoyance or offence to the sense of sight, smell or hearing or disturbance to rest or sleep, or
Passengers
crew. They may be called on by the master or commander of the ship, in case of imminent danger, either from tempest or enemies, to lend their assistance for the general safety; and in the event of
Quarantine, or Quarentaine
it being supposed, that if no infectious disease break out within forty days or six weeks, no further danger need be apprehended. Quarantine regulations were embodied in the Quarantine Act, 1825, and kept up by the (English)
Drunkenness
if a man is so drunk that he is incapable of knowing that what he is doing is dangerous or likely to inflict serious injury he will not be guilty of murder, R. v. Meade (1909) 1
Machine
prime movers, transmission machinery and all other appliances whereby power is generated, transferred, transmitted or applied to a dangerous machine. [Dangerous Machines (Regulation) Act, 1983 (35 of 1983), s. 3 (i)] Machine, the meaning of the word
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