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   jeop·ard·y

   /ˈjepərdē/

   noun

   • 1. danger of loss, harm, or failure: "Michael's job was not in jeopardy"
   • ▪ danger arising from being on trial for a criminal offense.

   Word Origin Middle Englishiuparti, from Old French ieu parti ‘(evenly) divided game’. The term was originally used in chess and other games to denote a problem, or a position in which the chances of winning or losing were evenly balanced, hence ‘a dangerous situation’.

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   jeopardy: 1 n a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune Synonyms: endangerment , hazard , peril , risk Types: show 5 types... hide 5 types... health hazard hazard to the health of those exposed to it moral hazard (economics) the lack of any incentive to guard against a risk when you are protected against it (as by ...

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    Danger is exposure to possible evil, which may be either near and probable or remote and doubtful; peril is exposure to imminent and sharply threatening evil, especially to such as results from violence. An invalid may be in danger of consumption; a disarmed soldier is in peril of death.Jeopardy is nearly the same as peril, but involves, like risk, more of the element of chance or uncertainty ...

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