exposing oneself

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• endangering oneself — exposing oneself to risk, imperiling oneself, putting oneself in danger …   English contemporary dictionary

• risk taking — exposing oneself to possible danger or loss …   English contemporary dictionary

• Suicide — • The act of one who causes his own death, either by positively destroying his own life, as by inflicting on himself a mortal wound or injury, or by omitting to do what is necessary to escape death, as by refusing to leave a burning house… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• μικροκινδύνως — μῑκροκινδύ̱νως , μικροκίνδυνος exposing oneself to danger for trifles adverbial μῑκροκινδύ̱νως , μικροκίνδυνος exposing oneself to danger for trifles masc/fem acc pl (doric) …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

• self-incrimination — noun an accusation that incriminates yourself • Hypernyms: ↑incrimination, ↑inculpation, ↑blame * * * | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : incrimination of oneself; specifically : the giving of evidence or answering questions the tendency of …   Useful english dictionary

• Mopery — is a vague, informal, and usually humorous name for minor offenses. The word is based on the verb to mope, which originally meant “to wander aimlessly”; it only later acquired the overtones of “bored and depressed”. The word mope appears to have… …   Wikipedia

• self-incrimination — /self in krim euh nay sheuhn, self /, n. the act of incriminating oneself or exposing oneself to prosecution, esp. by giving evidence or testimony. [1920 25] * * * In criminal law, the giving of evidence that might tend to expose the witness to… …   Universalium

• self-incrimination — self′ incrimina′tion n. the act of incriminating oneself or exposing oneself to prosecution, esp. by giving evidence or testimony • Etymology: 1920–25 self′ incrim′inating, adj …   From formal English to slang

• adventurous — adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. disposed to seek adventure or to cope with the new and unknown < an adventurous explorer > b. innovative < an adventurous artistic style > 2. characterized by unknown dangers and risks …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Crossbow — This article is about the weapon. For other uses, see Crossbow (disambiguation). Sketch by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1500 A crossbow is a weapon consisting of a bow mounted on a stock that shoots projectiles, often called bolts or quarrels. The… …   Wikipedia

• Declarative memory — (sometimes referred to as explicit memory) is one of two types of long term human memory. It refers to memories which can be consciously recalled such as facts and knowledge.[1] Its counterpart is known as non declarative or Procedural memory,… …   Wikipedia