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jeop⋅ard⋅y
[jep-er-dee] 
ər
–noun, plural -dies.
| 1. | hazard or risk of or exposure to loss, harm, death, or injury: For a moment his life was in jeopardy. |
| 2. | peril or danger: The spy was in constant jeopardy of being discovered. |
| 3. | Law. the danger or hazard of being found guilty, and of consequent punishment, undergone by criminal defendants on trial. |
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| jeop·ard·y (jěp'ər-dē) n. pl. jeop·ard·ies
[Middle English juperti, from Old French jeu parti, even game, uncertainty : jeu, game (from Latin iocus, joke, game; see yek- in Indo-European roots) + parti, past participle of partir, to divide (from Latin partīre, from pars, part-, part; see part).] |
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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.Jeopardy
Jeop"ard*y\, v. t. To jeopardize. [R.] --Thackeray.
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Language Translation for : jeopardy
Spanish:
riesgo, peligro,
German:
die Gefahr,
Japanese:
危険
jeopardy
c.1300, ioparde (13c. in Anglo-Fr.), from O.Fr. jeu parti, lit. "a divided game, game with even chances," from jeu "a game" (from L. jocus "jest") + parti, pp. of partir "to divide" (see part). Originally "a stratagem," sense of "danger, risk" is c.1374.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: jeop·ar·dy
Pronunciation: 'je-p&r-dE
Function: noun
1 : exposure to or imminence of death, loss, or injury
2 : the danger of conviction that an accused person is subjected to when on trial for a criminal offense —see also DOUBLE JEOPARDY
NOTE: Jeopardy attaches, or comes into effect for double jeopardy purposes, when a jury is sworn in or, in a non-jury trial, when the judge begins to hear evidence. The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution forbids double jeopardy for the same offense, and this applies whether the first trial ends in acquittal, conviction, or a mistrial. If a mistrial occurs due to a manifest necessity or if a defendant appeals a conviction, however, the rule against double jeopardy does not apply. The issue of manifest necessity is determined by the trial judge and, if necessary, by an appeals court.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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