jeopardy
11jeopardy — [jep′ərdē] n. pl. jeopardies [ME jeuparti < OFr jeu parti, lit., a divided game, game with even chances < ML jocus partitus, an even chance, alternative < L jocus, a game, JOKE + pp. of partire, to divide: see PART2] 1. great danger;… …
12Jeopardy — Jeop ard*y, v. t. To jeopardize. [R.] Thackeray. [1913 Webster] …
13jeopardy — (n.) c.1300, ioparde (13c. in Anglo French), from O.Fr. jeu parti, lit. a divided game, game with even chances, from jeu a game (from L. iocus jest; see JOKE (Cf. joke)) + parti, pp. of partir to divide (see PART (Cf …
14jeopardy — peril, hazard, risk, *danger Analogous words: threatening or threat, menacing or menace (see THREATEN): exposure (see EXPOSITION): liability, susceptibility, sensitiveness, openness (see corresponding adjectives at LIABLE): *chance, accident, hap …
15jeopardy — [n] danger, trouble accident, chance, double trouble*, endangerment, exposure, hazard, insecurity, liability, on the line*, on the spot*, out on a limb*, peril, precariousness, risk, venture, vulnerability; concept 675 Ant. protection, safety …
16jeopardy — ► NOUN ▪ danger of loss, harm, or failure. ORIGIN from Old French ieu parti (evenly) divided game , originally used in chess to denote a position in which the chances of winning or losing were evenly balanced …
17Jeopardy! — Seriendaten Deutscher Titel Jeopardy! …
18Jeopardy! — телевизионная игра викторина, популярная во многих странах мира. Автор игры Мерв Гриффин. Передача впервые появилась на экране 30 марта 1964 года на канале NBC в …
19jeopardy — Danger; hazard; peril. The danger of conviction and punishment which the defendant in a criminal action incurs when a valid indictment has been found, and a petit jury has been impaneled and sworn to try the case and give a verdict in a court of… …
20jeopardy — Danger; hazard; peril. The danger of conviction and punishment which the defendant in a criminal action incurs when a valid indictment has been found, and a petit jury has been impaneled and sworn to try the case and give a verdict in a court of… …
