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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jeopardy \Jeop"ard*y\, n. [OE. jupartie, juperti jeuparti OF
jeu parti an even game, a game in which the chances are even
OF jeu, ju F. jeu (L. jocus jest) + F. partier to divide,
L. partire to divide. See {Joke}, and {Part}.]
Exposure to death, loss or injury; hazard; danger.
There came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they
were filled with water, and were in jeopardy. --Luke
viii. 23.
Look to thyself, thou art in jeopardy. --Shak.
Syn: Danger; peril; hazard; risk. See {Danger}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jeopardy \Jeop"ard*y\, v. t.
To jeopardize. [R.] --Thackeray.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
jeopardy
n : a source of danger; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
[syn: {hazard}, {peril}, {risk}]
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