noun pl. jeopardies -·ard·ies

1. great danger; peril to have one's life in jeopardy
2. Law exposure to conviction and punishment; situation of an accused person on trial for a crime

Etymology: 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 part