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Date: 1300-1400
Language: Anglo-French
Origin: juparti, from Old French jeu parti 'divided game, uncertainty'

jeopardy

 noun
     
jeop‧ar‧dy

in jeopardy

in danger of being lost or harmed:
Thousands of jobs are in jeopardy.
put/place something in jeopardy
The killings could put the whole peace process in jeopardy.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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