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Periculum in Mora

Periculum in mora, Latin for "danger in delay", in Italian law and other civil law systems, is one of two conditions which must be asserted in actions aimed at obtaining a protective order or injunction, the other condition being fumus boni iuris, corresponding to the common law concept of a Prima facie case.

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v1 · 2026-09-28 · History
Domain-specific #
11258
Domain group
Professional & Organizational Practice
Origin domain
Law & Governance
Subdomains
Civil Procedure, Interim Relief → Law & Governance

Core Idea

Periculum in Mora is treated here as the recurring civil procedure identity summarized by this source-grounded definition: Periculum in mora, Latin for "danger in delay", in Italian law and other civil law systems, is one of two conditions which must be asserted in actions aimed at obtaining a protective order or injunction, the other condition being fumus boni iuris, corresponding to the common law concept of a Prima facie case. Periculum in mora, Latin for "danger in delay", in Italian law and other civil law.

Scope of Application

  • Documented setting. The burden of proof of danger in delay falls to the person who requests the injunction or order, demonstrating the existence of both requirements, pericolum notice, and the risk of suffering.

  • Documented setting. The term 'serious harm' refers to the magnitude of the damages, calculated in relation to the value of the property in dispute: an injury will not be so serious in itself.

  • Documented setting. Irreparable damage is in the possibility of a remedy in the future against which the party seeking the injunction believes they will suffer.

  • Documented setting. Only asset orientation is currently supported, in that the prevailing possibility of obtaining compensation for damages is, in itself, sufficient to prevent the founding of irreparable harm.

  • Documented setting. Periculum in mora, Latin for "danger in delay", in Italian law and other civil law systems, is one of two conditions which must be asserted in actions aimed at obtaining a.

Clarity

A clear use of Periculum in Mora names the carrier, the operative relation, and the conditions under which the source treats the identity as present. The minimal definition is Periculum in mora, Latin for "danger in delay", in Italian law and other civil law systems, is one of two conditions which must be asserted in actions aimed at obtaining a protective order or injunction, the other condition being fumus boni.

Manages Complexity

Periculum in Mora compresses multiple civil procedure details into a stable diagnostic relation. The source shows both the central mechanism—the term 'serious harm' refers to the magnitude of the damages, calculated in relation to the value of the property in dispute: an injury will not be so serious in itself, but only when compared to the object of contention.—and the practical consequence—hurry up.") is the "famous and.

Abstract Reasoning

  1. Type the carrier. Identify the civil procedure entities to which the claim applies.
  2. State the relation. Use the source-grounded identity: Periculum in mora, Latin for "danger in delay", in Italian law and other civil law systems, is one of two conditions which must be asserted in actions aimed at obtaining a protective order or injunction, the other condition being fumus boni iuris, corresponding to the common law concept of a Prima facie case.
  3. Check operation and conditions.

Knowledge Transfer

Within the home domain. Knowledge about Periculum in Mora transfers literally when a new case preserves the same carrier type, relation, and recognition test. The burden of proof of danger in delay falls to the person who requests the injunction or order, demonstrating the existence of both requirements, pericolum notice, and the risk of suffering serious and irreparable damage. The term 'serious harm' refers to.

Neighborhood in Abstraction Space

Periculum in Mora sits in a sparse region of the domain-specific corpus (72nd percentile for distinctiveness): few abstractions share its structure, so a faithful description tends to retrieve it precisely.

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