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jeopardy

[ jep-er-dee ]

noun

plural jeopardies.
  1. hazard or risk of or exposure to loss, harm, death, or injury:

    For a moment his life was in jeopardy.

    Antonyms:

  2. peril or danger:

    The spy was in constant jeopardy of being discovered.

    Antonyms:

  3. Law. the danger or hazard of being found guilty, and of consequent punishment, undergone by criminal defendants on trial.


jeopardy

/ ˈ»åÏôÉ›±èÉ™»åɪ /

noun

  1. danger of injury, loss, death, etc; risk; peril; hazard

    his health was in jeopardy

  2. law danger of being convicted and punished for a criminal offence See also double jeopardy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of jeopardy1

1200–50; Middle English j ( e ) uparti, joupardi ( e ), j ( e ) upardi ( e ) < Anglo-French, Old French: literally, divided game or play, hence, uncertain chance, problem (in chess or love), equivalent to j ( e ) u play, game (< Latin jocus joke ) + parti, past participle of partir to divide; party
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of jeopardy1

C14: from Old French jeu parti, literally: divided game, hence uncertain issue, from jeu game, from Latin jocus joke, game + partir to divide, from Latin ±è²¹°ù³ÙÄ«°ùÄ«
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A murderer who was only jailed for killing a woman after a change in the double jeopardy law will not be moved to an open prison, despite a recommendation by the Parole Board.

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Given Musk’s role running both companies, there should have been no reason to worry any of those benefits were in jeopardy, or that X would suddenly start working with an xAI competitor.

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“It’s a new field, so it doesn’t have much of a foundation, and what is there is going to be in real jeopardy.â€

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That Waltz's job may now be in jeopardy is just one reason Tuesday's contest for one of the 435 House seats is now a national story.

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With the shifting political climate, their funding is suddenly in jeopardy.

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