These children are in jeopardy.
An example of jeopardy is risking your life when confronting a burglar in your house.
An example of Jeopardy is playing the game with categories like “Potent Potables.”
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pl. -·ard·iesOrigin of jeopardy
Middle English jeuparti from Old French jeu parti, literally , a divided game, game with even chances from Medieval Latin jocus partitus, an even chance, alternative from Classical Latin jocus, a game, joke + past participle of partire, to divide: see part
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pl. jeop·ard·iesOrigin of jeopardy
Middle English juperti from Old French jeu parti even game, uncertainty jeu game ( from Latin iocus joke, game ; see yek- in Indo-European roots.) parti past participle of partir to divide ( from Latin partīre ) ( from pars part- part ; see part . )
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(plural jeopardies)
From Middle English jepardie, from Old French jeu parti (“a divided game, i.e. an even game, an even chance”), from Medieval Latin iocus partītus (“an even chance, an alternative”), from Latin iocus (“jest, play, game”) + partītus, perfect passive participle of partiō (“divide”); see joke and party.
Coined when Ed Vane, a skeptical producer, rejected an earlier concept of the show, claiming “it doesn’t have enough jeopardies”, according to creator Merv Griffin.
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