to put sb in jeopardy

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• jeopardy — n. 1) to place, put (smb.) in jeopardy 2) (legal) double jeopardy 3) in jeopardy (our lives were in jeopardy) * * * [ dʒepədɪ] put (smb.) in jeopardy (legal) double jeopardy to place in jeopardy (our lives were in jeopardy) …   Combinatory dictionary

• jeopardy — [14] The semantic focus of jeopardy has changed subtly over the centuries. Originally it meant ‘even chance’, but gambling being the risky business it is, and human nature having a strong streak of pessimism, attention was soon focussed on the… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• jeopardy — jeop·ar·dy / je pər dē/ n 1: exposure to or imminence of death, loss, or injury 2: the danger of conviction that an accused person is subjected to when on trial for a criminal offense see also double jeopardy ◇ Jeopardy attaches, or comes into… …   Law dictionary

• Jeopardy! — Jeopardy redirects here. For other uses, see Jeopardy (disambiguation). Jeopardy! Title for Season 28 (2011–2012) Genre Game show …   Wikipedia

• Jeopardy! — «Jeopardy» redirige aquí. Para otras acepciones, véase Jeopardy (desambiguación). Jeopardy! [[Archivo:Logotipo para Jeopardy!|250px]] Género Programa de concursos Creado por Merv Griffin …   Wikipedia Español

• put — [ put ] (past tense and past participle put) verb transitive *** ▸ 1 move something to position ▸ 2 cause to be in situation ▸ 3 write/print something ▸ 4 make someone go to place ▸ 5 give position on list ▸ 6 build/place somewhere ▸ 7 express in …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• jeopardy — jeop‧ar‧dy [ˈdʒepədi ǁ ər ] noun in jeopardy in danger of being lost or harmed: • We will not do anything that will put our business in jeopardy. * * * jeopardy UK US /ˈdʒepədi/ noun ● in jeopardy Cf. in jeopardy …   Financial and business terms

• put in jeopardy — index compromise (endanger), endanger Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• Jeopardy! set evolution — The set of the American television game show Jeopardy! has evolved through a number of iterations during its (non continuous) decades long broadcast history. As the show has matured into a fixture of American popular culture and as display… …   Wikipedia

• Jeopardy! audition process — This article describes the evolution of the process of auditioning for the television game show Jeopardy! The Jeopardy! staff regularly offers auditions for potential contestants. Tryouts take place in the Los Angeles area, and occasionally in… …   Wikipedia

• put */*/*/ — UK [pʊt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms put : present tense I/you/we/they put he/she/it puts present participle putting past tense put past participle put 1) a) to move something to a particular position, especially using your hands She put… …   English dictionary