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jeopardy
jeop·ard·y J0031000 (jĕp′ər-dē)n. pl. jeop·ard·ies 1. Risk of loss or injury; peril or danger.2. Law A defendant's risk or danger of conviction when put on trial.
[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).]jeopardy (ˈdʒɛpədɪ) n (usually preceded by in) 1. danger of injury, loss, death, etc; risk; peril; hazard: his health was in jeopardy. 2. (Law) law danger of being convicted and punished for a criminal offence. See also double jeopardy[C14: from Old French jeu parti, literally: divided game, hence uncertain issue, from jeu game, from Latin jocus joke, game + partir to divide, from Latin partīrī]jeop•ard•y (ˈdʒɛp ər di)
n., pl. -dies. 1. risk of or exposure to loss, harm, death, or injury; hazard; danger: to put one's life in jeopardy. 2. Law. the hazard that a defendant will suffer punishment when found guilty in a criminal proceeding. [1200–50; j(e)uparti, joupardi(e), j(e)upardi(e) < Old French: literally, divided play, hence, uncertain chance] jeopardy - Comes from French ieu parti, "(evenly) divided game" (from Latin jocus partitus, "divided game"), referring originally to chess, in which the chances of winning and losing are balanced.See also related terms for losing.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  jeopardy - a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"endangerment, hazard, peril, riskdanger - a cause of pain or injury or loss; "he feared the dangers of traveling by air"health hazard - hazard to the health of those exposed to itmoral hazard - (economics) the lack of any incentive to guard against a risk when you are protected against it (as by insurance); "insurance companies are exposed to a moral hazard if the insured party is not honest"occupational hazard - any condition of a job that can result in illness or injurysword of Damocles - a constant and imminent peril; "the possibility hangs over their heads like the sword of Damocles" |
jeopardynoun danger, risk, peril, vulnerability, venture, exposure, liability, hazard, insecurity, pitfall, precariousness, endangerment A series of setbacks have put the whole project in jeopardy.jeopardynounExposure to possible harm, loss, or injury:danger, endangerment, hazard, imperilment, peril, risk.Translationsjeopardy (ˈdʒepədi) noun danger. 危險 危险ˈjeopardize, ˈjeopardise verb to put in danger. Bad spelling could jeopardize your chances of passing the exam. 危及 危及jeopardy
in jeopardyIn danger or at risk; imperiled. The recent scandal put her hopes of election in jeopardy. The company's entire future is in jeopardy if we can't find more investors.See also: jeopardyplace (someone or something) in jeopardyTo cause someone or something to be in a situation or scenario that could prove risky, dangerous, or damaging. The colossal failure of our latest product has placed the company's future in jeopardy. I hope you realize that you're placing your children in jeopardy by smoking inside the house like that.See also: jeopardy, placeput (someone or something) in jeopardyTo cause one to be in a situation or scenario that could prove risky, dangerous, or damaging. The colossal failure of our latest product has put the company's future in jeopardy. I hope you realize that you're putting your children in jeopardy by smoking inside the house like that.See also: jeopardy, putin jeopardyto be at risk; to be at peril. John puts himself in jeopardy every time he goes skydiving. I was in jeopardy when my car broke down on the deserted road.See also: jeopardyplace someone or something in jeopardyto put someone or something at risk. Do you realize that what you just said places all of us in jeopardy? She has placed the entire project in jeopardy.See also: jeopardy, placeput someone or something in(to) jeopardyto put someone or something into danger. What you just said puts Bill into jeopardy. It puts his plans in jeopardy.See also: jeopardy, putjeopardy
jeopardy, in law, condition of a person charged with a crime and thus in danger of punishment. At common lawcommon law,
system of law that prevails in England and in countries colonized by England. The name is derived from the medieval theory that the law administered by the king's courts represented the common custom of the realm, as opposed to the custom of local jurisdiction that
..... Click the link for more information. a defendant could be exposed to jeopardy for the same offense only once; exposing a person twice is known as double jeopardy. Double jeopardy is prohibited in federal and state courts by the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The concept refers to an offense, not to an act giving rise to an offense; therefore, it is possible to try a person for multiple violations arising from a single act (e.g., assault, attempted murder, and carrying a deadly weapon). Jeopardy does not exist until the juryjury,
body convened to make decisions of fact in legal proceedings. Development of the Modern Jury
Historians do not agree on the origin of the English jury.
..... Click the link for more information. is sworn in, or, if there is no jury, until evidence is introduced. The prohibition of double jeopardy does not preclude a second trial if the first court lacked jurisdiction (authority), if there was error in the proceedings, or if the jury could not reach a verdict. A similar principle, known as res judicata, operates in civil suits. It holds that once a civil case has been finally decided on the merits the same parties can not litigate it again. In England and Wales, revisions to criminal law that took effect in 2005 now permit the Court of Appeal to order a person acquitted of a crime to be retried if there is "new and compelling" evidence.jeopardy Law danger of being convicted and punished for a criminal offence jeopardy
Related to jeopardy: Wheel of fortuneJeopardyDanger; hazard; peril. In a criminal action, the danger of conviction and punishment confronting the defendant. A person is in jeopardy when he or she is placed on trial before a court of competent jurisdiction upon an indictment or information sufficient in form and substance to uphold a conviction, and a jury is charged or sworn. Jeopardy attaches after a valid indictment is found and a petit jury is sworn to try the case. Cross-references Double Jeopardy. jeopardyn. peril, particularly danger of being charged with or convicted of a particular crime. The U. S. Constitution guarantees in the Fifth Amendment that no one can "be put in jeopardy of life or limb" for the same offense. Thus, once a person as been acquitted, he/she may not be charged again for that crime. However, if there was mistrial, hung jury, or reversal of conviction on appeal (if not declared innocent in the ruling), the defendant may be charged with the crime again and tried again. In a few situations a defendant is not "in jeopardy" of being tried for a violation of a similar (but different) federal criminal (penal) statute based on some of the same circumstances as a state prosecution, such as violation of a murder victim's civil rights, as was done in the case against the killer of civil rights leader Medgar Evers. (See: double jeopardy) jeopardy see DOUBLE JEOPARDY.JEOPARDY. Peril, danger. 2. This is the meaning attached to this word used in the act establishing and regulating the post office department. The words of the act are, "or if, in effecting such robbery of the mail the first time, the offender shall wound the person having the custody thereof, or put his life in jeopardy by the use of dangerous weapons, such offender shall suffer death." 3 Story's L. U. S. 1992. Vide Baldw. R. 93-95.
3. The constitution declares that no person shall "for the same offence, be twice put in jeopardy of life and limb." The meaning of this is, that the party shall, not be tried a second time for the same offence after he has once been convicted or acquitted of the offence charged, by the verdict of a jury, and judgment has passed thereon for or against him; but it does not mean that he shall not be tried for the offence, if the jury have been discharged from necessity or by consent, without giving any verdict; or, if having given a verdict, judgment has been arrested upon it, or a new trial has been granted in his favor; for, in such a case, his life and limb cannot judicially be said to have been put in jeopardy. 4 Wash. C. C. R. 410; 9 Wheat. R. 579; 6 Serg. & Rawle, 577; 3. Rawle, R. 498; 3 Story on the Const. Sec. 1781. Vide 2 Sumn. R. 19. This great privilege is secured by the common law. Hawk. P. C., B. 2, 35; 4 Bl. Com. 335.
4. This was the Roman law, from which it has been probably engrafted upon the common law. Vide Merl. Rep. art. Non bis in idem. Qui de crimine publico accusationem deductus est, says the Code, 9, 2, 9, ab alio super eodem crimine deferri non potest. Vide article Non bis in idem. jeopardy
jeopardy(1) Danger,hazard,peril.Mortgaged property is said to be in jeopardy because it might be taken by foreclosure.(2) Subjected to the possibility of criminal punishment,including fines.The constitutional protection against double jeopardy has been held to apply to fines,such as might be levied against a company for violation of housing discrimination laws. jeopardy
Related to jeopardy: Wheel of fortuneSynonyms for jeopardynoun dangerSynonyms- danger
- risk
- peril
- vulnerability
- venture
- exposure
- liability
- hazard
- insecurity
- pitfall
- precariousness
- endangerment
Synonyms for jeopardynoun exposure to possible harm, loss, or injurySynonyms- danger
- endangerment
- hazard
- imperilment
- peril
- risk
Synonyms for jeopardynoun a source of dangerSynonyms- endangerment
- hazard
- peril
- risk
Related Words- danger
- health hazard
- moral hazard
- occupational hazard
- sword of Damocles
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