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Injunction

to highways and bridges, public rivers and harbours, and everything that renders the enjoyment of life and property hazardous and uncomfortable. In the case of a private nuisance, there must be such an injury as from its

Disease

interrupts or modifies the performance of the vital functions being a response to environmental factors (as malnutrition, industrial hazards, or climate) or to specific infective agents (as worms, bacteria, or viruses) or to inherent defects of the

Desertion

to remain away therefrom permanently; (2) quits his unit, organization, or place of duty with intent to avoid hazardous duty or to shirk important service; or (3) without being regularly separated from one of the armed forces

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Bet

the outcome of a contingency. Often used as a synonym for wager. It does not include a stake hazarded in the course of gaming, City Index v. Leslie, (1991) 3 All ER 180. Bet, is the staking

Risky

Attended with risk or danger hazardous

disclosures

Some disclosures may be required by law, such as the federal requirement to warn of potential lead-based paint hazards in pre-1978 housing. A seller found to have knowingly lied about a defect may face legal penalties. Source:

Perilous

Full of attended with or involving peril dangerous hazardous as a perilous undertaking

Equilibrist

One who balances himself in unnatural positions and hazardous movements a balancer

Enterprise

to be performed a work projected which involves activity courage energy and the like a bold arduous or hazardous attempt an undertaking as a manly enterprise a warlike enterprise

Dangerous

Attended or beset with danger full of risk perilous hazardous unsafe

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