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| 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 |
| 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] | |