jeopardy

1. Risk of loss or injury; peril or danger.
2. Law. A defendant's risk or danger of conviction when put on trial.

[Middle English juperti, from Old French jeu parti, even game, uncertainty : jeu, game (from Latin iocus, joke, game) + parti, past participle of partir, to divide (from Latin partīre , from pars, part-, part; see part).]

Danger, Risk.
Example: Property pledged as Security for a delinquent loan is in jeopardy of Foreclosure.

noun

Exposure to possible harm, loss, or injury: danger, endangerment, hazard, imperilment, peril, risk. See safety/danger.

Definition: danger, trouble
Antonyms: protection, safety, security

Danger; hazard; peril. In a criminal action, the danger of conviction and punishment confronting the defendant.

A person is in jeopardy when he or she is placed on trial before a court of competent jurisdiction upon an indictment or information sufficient in form and substance to uphold a conviction, and a jury is charged or sworn. Jeopardy attaches after a valid indictment is found and a petit jury is sworn to try the case.

See: double jeopardy.

Common misspelling(s) of jeopardy

• jeapardy

Dansk (Danish)
n. - fare, risiko

idioms:

• double jeopardy    dømme to gange for samme forbrydelse, lovgivning der forhindrer at man kan blive dømt to gange for samme forbrydelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
gevaar, gevaar als gevolg van berecht worden

Français (French)
n. - péril, danger

idioms:

• double jeopardy    (US, Jur) remise en accusation

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gefahr

idioms:

• double jeopardy    zweite strafrechtl. Verfolgung für dasselbe Verbrechen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - διακινδύνευση, διακύβευση, κίνδυνος

idioms:

• double jeopardy    (νομ.) δεύτερη δίκη για το ίδιο έγκλημα

Italiano (Italian)
rischio, pericolo, immanenza di condanna

idioms:

• double jeopardy    secondo processo ad un imputato già processato per la stessa accusa

Português (Portuguese)
n. - perigo (m), risco (m)

idioms:

• double jeopardy    prejuízo em dobro

Русский (Russian)
опасность, риск, подсудность

idioms:

• double jeopardy    вторичное уголовная ответственности за одно преступ.

Español (Spanish)
n. - peligro, riesgo

idioms:

• double jeopardy    segundo procesamiento por el mismo delito

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fara

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
危险

idioms:

• double jeopardy    一罪不受两次审理原则, 禁止法院重复起诉同一罪行的法律原则

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 危險

idioms:

• double jeopardy    一罪不受兩次審理原則, 禁止法院重複起訴同一罪行的法律原則

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 위험, 위태한 상태

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 危険

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) خطر, تهلكه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סכנה‬

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