jeopardy

jeop·ard·y

Use jeopardy in a sentence

These children are in jeopardy.

noun

Jeopardy is defined as danger or risk.
An example of jeopardy is risking your life when confronting a burglar in your house.
Jeopardy is the registered trademark owned by Jeopardy Productions for a popular U.S. television game show where contestants are shown answers and must then ask the correct question.
An example of Jeopardy is playing the game with categories like “Potent Potables.”

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jeopardy

noun

pl. -·ard·ies

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

Origin 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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jeopardy

noun

pl. jeop·ard·ies

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

Origin 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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Noun

(plural jeopardies)

Danger of loss, harm, or failure.
The poor condition of the vehicle put its occupants in constant jeopardy.

Origin

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.

Proper noun

Jeopardy!, a popular US television game show in which contestants answer clues by responding in the form of a question, hosted originally by Art Fleming and most notably by Alex Trebek.

Origin

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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