Exposure to possible harm, loss, or injury

• risk

  1. The possibility of suffering harm or loss; danger.
  2. A factor, thing, element, or course involving uncertain danger; a hazard:
  3. The danger or probability of loss to an insurer.

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  1. The possibility of suffering harm or loss; danger.
  2. A factor, thing, element, or course involving uncertain danger; a hazard:
  3. The danger or probability of loss to an insurer.

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• jeopardy

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

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

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• imperilment

  1. The act of imperiling, or the state of being imperiled.

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  1. The act of imperiling, or the state of being imperiled.

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• hazard

  1. A chance of being injured or harmed:
  2. Risk or danger:
  3. A possible source of danger:

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  1. A chance of being injured or harmed:
  2. Risk or danger:
  3. A possible source of danger:

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• endangerment

  1. The act of putting someone into danger, or the condition of being in danger
  2. (law) The exposure of someone, especially a child, to danger or harm

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  1. The act of putting someone into danger, or the condition of being in danger
  2. (law) The exposure of someone, especially a child, to danger or harm

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• danger

  1. Exposure or vulnerability to harm or risk.
  2. A source or an instance of risk or peril.
  3. Power, especially power to harm.

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  1. Exposure or vulnerability to harm or risk.
  2. A source or an instance of risk or peril.
  3. Power, especially power to harm.

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To subject to danger or destruction

• threaten

  1. To express a threat against or give indications of taking hostile action against:
  2. To be a source of danger to; endanger:
  3. To give signs or warning of; portend:

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  1. To express a threat against or give indications of taking hostile action against:
  2. To be a source of danger to; endanger:
  3. To give signs or warning of; portend:

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• risk

  1. The possibility of suffering harm or loss; danger.
  2. A factor, thing, element, or course involving uncertain danger; a hazard:
  3. The danger or probability of loss to an insurer.

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  1. The possibility of suffering harm or loss; danger.
  2. A factor, thing, element, or course involving uncertain danger; a hazard:
  3. The danger or probability of loss to an insurer.

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• menace

  1. A possible danger; a threat:
  2. The quality of being threatening:
  3. A troublesome or annoying person:

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  1. A possible danger; a threat:
  2. The quality of being threatening:
  3. A troublesome or annoying person:

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• jeopardize

  1. To expose to loss or injury; imperil.

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  1. To expose to loss or injury; imperil.

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• imperil

  1. To expose to peril.

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  1. To expose to peril.

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• endanger

  1. To expose to harm or danger; imperil.
  2. To threaten with extinction.

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  1. To expose to harm or danger; imperil.
  2. To threaten with extinction.

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