put+in+peril

  • 21imperil — imperilment, n. /im per euhl/, v.t., imperiled, imperiling or (esp. Brit.) imperilled, imperilling. to put in peril or danger; endanger. [1590 1600; IM 1 + PERIL] Syn. risk, jeopardize, hazard, chance. * * * …

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  • 22rescue doctrine — res·cue doctrine n: a common law doctrine that permits a plaintiff to recover from a party whose negligence was the proximate cause of a peril from which the plaintiff reasonably undertook to rescue a third party ◇ The act of rescue itself is… …

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  • 23risk — rɪsk n. danger, peril, hazard; possibility of injury, possibility of harm v. endanger, put in peril, jeopardize …

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  • 24risked — rɪsk n. danger, peril, hazard; possibility of injury, possibility of harm v. endanger, put in peril, jeopardize …

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  • 25risking — n. endangerment, act of putting in danger, act of jeopardizing rɪsk n. danger, peril, hazard; possibility of injury, possibility of harm v. endanger, put in peril, jeopardize …

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  • 26risks — rɪsk n. danger, peril, hazard; possibility of injury, possibility of harm v. endanger, put in peril, jeopardize …

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  • 27expose — v. a. 1. Uncover, bare, make bare. 2. Disclose, detect, descry, lay open, show up, bring to light. 3. Unmask, denounce, show up, strip of disguises or concealments, show in one s real light. 4. Subject, make liable. 5. Endanger, jeopardize, put… …

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  • 28Bestad — Bestead Be*stead , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bestead} or {Bested}, also (Obs.) {Bestad}. In sense 3 imp. also {Besteaded}.] [Pref. be + stead a place.] 1. To put in a certain situation or condition; to circumstance; to place. [Only in p. p.] [1913… …

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  • 29Bestead — Be*stead , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bestead} or {Bested}, also (Obs.) {Bestad}. In sense 3 imp. also {Besteaded}.] [Pref. be + stead a place.] 1. To put in a certain situation or condition; to circumstance; to place. [Only in p. p.] [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 30Bestead — Be*stead , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bestead} or {Bested}, also (Obs.) {Bestad}. In sense 3 imp. also {Besteaded}.] [Pref. be + stead a place.] 1. To put in a certain situation or condition; to circumstance; to place. [Only in p. p.] [1913 Webster]… …

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