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noun, plural jeop·ard·ies.
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.
Origin:
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; see party
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; see party
Antonyms
1, 2. security.
1, 2. security.
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Jeopardy
is always a great word to know.
So is foreclose. Does it mean:
| nullification or withdrawal, especially of an offer to contract |
| to deprive of the right of one to redeem property, especially on a mortgage when due, ownership of property then passing to the mortgagee |
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World English Dictionary
| jeopardy (ˈdʒɛpədɪ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | danger of injury, loss, death, etc; risk; peril; hazard: his health was in jeopardy |
| 2. | law See also double jeopardy danger of being convicted and punished for a criminal offence |
| [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 partīrī] | |
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Word Origin & History
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 late 14c.
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