Legal Definition and Related Resources of Hazard

A game of chance or wagering. Exposure to the chance of loss or injury . In insurance law, the risk, danger or probability that the event insured against may happen , varying with the particular circumstances of the case.

noun

• casus
• cause for alarm
• chance
• danger
• dangerous course
• dangerous situation
• endangerment
• fors
• gamble
• imperilment
• insecurity
• jeopardy
• liability to injury
• menace
• periculum
• peril
• pitfall
• precariousness
• risk
• source of risk
• threat
• uncertainty
• unsafe object
• unsureness
• Associated Concepts: dangerous hazard
• extreme hazard
• hazardous business
• hazardous condition
• hazardous employment
• hazardous undertaking
• inherent hazard
• latent hazard
• moral hazard
• patent hazard
• private hazard
• public hazard
• undue hazard

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Hazard in Historical Law

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is “A potentially damaging physical event, phenomenon or human activity that may cause the loss of life or injury, property damage, social and economic disruption or environmental degradation. Hazards can include latent conditions that may represent future threats and can have different origins: natural (geological, hydro-meteorological and biological) or induced by human processes (environmental degradation and technological hazards). Hazards can be single, sequential or combined in their origin and effects. Each hazard is characterized by its location, intensity, frequency and probability.” – International Strategy for Disaster Reduction N.B. Hazard is not usually applied to Conflict; however, landmines and unexploded military supplies are sometimes referred to as conflict hazards’.

is “A potentially damaging physical event, phenomenon or human activity that may cause the loss of life or injury, property damage, social and economic disruption or environmental degradation. Hazards can include latent conditions that may represent future threats and can have different origins: natural (geological, hydro-meteorological and biological) or induced by human processes (environmental degradation and technological hazards). Hazards can be single, sequential or combined in their origin and effects. Each hazard is characterized by its location, intensity, frequency and probability.” – International Strategy for Disaster Reduction N.B. Hazard is not usually applied to Conflict; however, landmines and unexploded military supplies are sometimes referred to as conflict hazards’.

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Legal English Vocabulary: Hazard in Spanish

Online translation of the English legal term hazard into Spanish: riesgo (English to Spanish translation) . More about legal dictionary from english to spanish online.

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Concept of Hazard

In relation to securing dangerous material (in case of crisis or terrorism) a meaning of hazard may be outlined, in general regarding European law, as follows: An accidental or naturally occurring phenomenon with the potential to cause physical or psychological harm to humans including loss of life, damage or losses of property, and/or disruption to the environment or to structures (economic social, political) upon which a community’s way of life depends.[1]

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Notes and References

1. Definition of hazard published by the European Commission

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See Also

• Energy
• Utilities
• Natural Resources
• Energy
• Clean Energy