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3 definitions found 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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