Latin term
Germany
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Native in: English (Variants: Scottish, British) 
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English
ob summum in mora periculum
Sie baten, an das königliche Oberforstamt Lichtenberg sowohl als an das Amt Lauenstein „ob summum in mora periculum die baldigsten allerhöchsten Befehle zu erteilen,...
| 4 +1 | because of (imminent) danger in delay |
markusg
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| 3 | wegen/angesichts hoechster Gefahr/Gefaehrdung |
Valeska Nygren
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Oct 26, 2006 16:18: Edith Kelly changed "Language pair" from "German to English" to "Latin to English"
Oct 26, 2006 16:46: Astrid Elke Witte changed "Language pair" from "Latin to English" to "Latin to German"
Oct 29, 2006 13:14: Steffen Walter changed "Language pair" from "Latin to German" to "Latin to English"
Proposed translations
because of (imminent) danger in delay
Ob: because
summum periculum: the highest danger = imminent danger
mora: delay
Mora has nothing to do with "Sitten"
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Ingeborg Gowans (X)
: checked on site with latin phrases and my somewhat fuzzy memory of my latin teacher, o tempora o mores
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Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
, English
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to English, and 6 more.
wegen/angesichts hoechster Gefahr/Gefaehrdung
periculum, i n. - auch Verfahren (Gericht), Versuch, Test.
Man braucht den Zusammenhang
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