risk (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. pĕrīcŭlum (contr. pĕriclum2. ālea (prop. a die; hence hazard)3. discrīmen, ĭnis, n. (crisis) • risk (subs.): 1. pĕrīcŭlum (contr. pĕriclum: danger): doubtful r.s, dubia p., Lucr. 3, 55: at my own r., meo periculo, Cic. Sest. 52, 111: to do a thing at one's own r., rem periculi sui facere, Tryph. Dig. 23, 5, 16: to run a r., p. adire, Cic. Off. 1, 24, 83: suscipere, id. Mur. 36, 76: in periculum se mittere, Auct. Her. 3, 5, 8: committere, Cic. Inv. 2, 8, 27: periculo se committere, id. Manil. 11, 31: the r. of one's life, p. vitae, Cic. Cat. 2, 2, 3: capitis, Rosc. Am. 38, 110: mortis, id. Caecin. 29, 83: without r., bono p., Apul. Apol. p. 320: with great r., periculose (adv.), Cic. 2. ālea (prop. a die; hence hazard): a great r., a. grandis, Ov. A. A. 1, 376 r. of life, a. vitae, Varr. R. R. 1, 4, 3: to run the doubtful r. of dominion or servitude, ire in dubiam imperii servitiique a., Liv. 1, 23. 3. discrīmen, ĭnis, n. (crisis): v. turning-point. Join: periculum ac d., Cic. Manil. 5, 12: periculum d.que, id. Off. 1, 43, 154.
risk (v.) Copy link • risk (v.): pĕrīclĭtor (more freq. neut. than act. in this sense, and constr. with abl. or inf.): to r. one's character for ability, p. fama ingenii, Liv. 40, 15, ad fin.: that their life should be r.'d, ut vita periclitaretur, Caes. B. G. 6, 34: to r. the welfare of the republic, p. salutem reipublicae, Cic. Cat. 1, 5, 11: v. endanger, venture. Phr.. to r. the fortunes of the army, fortunas exercitus in dubium devocare, Caes. B. G. 6, 7: her life will be r.'d, vita in dubium veniet, Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 42: to r. one's all, dare summam rerum in aleam, Liv. 42, 59, ad fin.
RISK Copy link • RISK 1. alea: periculum: discrimen (attended with danger): at my risk, meo periculo; meo Marte (☞ not meo proprio Marte). Risk of one’s life, vitae or mortis periculum (general term): vitae or salutis discrimen (dangerous situation in which one is placed, involving risk of life): capitis periculum or discrimen (when one is in danger of suffering capital punishment): at the risk of one’s life, cum capitis periculo: to run the risk of losing anything, de aliqua re in dubium venire (e.g., de civitate, Cic., Caecin., 7, 18): to run or incur the risk of one’s life, adire vitae or capitis periculum; mortis periculo se committere: to be at the risk of one’s life, in capitis or vitae periculum vocatum esse, ad mortis periculum adductum esse (of an accused person): in praecipiti esse (of a sick person). To run a risk, periculum subire; fortunae se committere. 2. aliquid in aleam dare: ire in aleam alicujus rei (to peril or risk anything): aliquid audere (to dare anything): periculum alicujus rei or in aliqua re facere; aliquid tentare, experiri, periclitari (to try one’s luck in a dangerous business). (The words are found in this connection and order.) experiri et periclitari: one’s life, committere se periculo mortis: adire vitae or mortis periculum: to risk one’s life on anybody’s behalf, vitae or capitis periculum pro aliquo subire; inferre se in periculum capitis atque in vitae discrimen pro aliquo; vitae dimicationem subire pro aliquo: not to refuse to risk one’s life for anybody, pro aliquo vitae dimicationem non profugere.