jeopardyjeop‧ar‧dy /ˈdʒepədi $ -ər-/ noun 
Thousands of jobs are in jeopardy.put/place something in jeopardy The killings could put the whole peace process in jeopardy.
WORD ORIGINjeopardy
Origin:
1300-1400 Anglo-French juparti, from Old French jeu parti ‘divided game, uncertainty’EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- Because in the act of explanation he would have to reveal his past culpability, and this would place him in jeopardy.
- It would put his career at risk, but that was already in jeopardy, so what had he to lose?
- J., it could put into jeopardy the routine affirmative action moves made by private and public employers nationwide.
- This infantile behaviour is putting the book in jeopardy and makes it very hard to collate info on what's going on.
- Yet without fairly radical surgery, the long-term health of the company might have been in jeopardy.
Longman Language Activatorin a situation where there are risks
if something is at risk, it could be harmed, destroyed or lost: · Unless funding becomes available, the entire project is at risk.be at risk of: · Wildlife along the coastline is at risk of serious pollution from the tankers.be at risk from: · The future of the party is clearly at risk from internal divisions.
if something is in danger , especially something very important, there is a serious risk that it will be harmed, destroyed, or lost: · With the rise of the fascist right, democracy itself was in danger.be in danger of doing something: · The whole building is in danger of collapsing.· The achievements of the 1917 Revolution are now in danger of being forgotten.
if something, especially a plan, an agreement, or a relationship is in jeopardy, there is a serious risk that it will fail, be lost, or be harmed: · Negotiations have broken down, and the peace agreement is now in jeopardy.· Lessing's career in football was in jeopardy after his back surgery in July.
if something important or valuable is at stake , there is a risk that it will be lost if something that you are doing is unsuccessful: · With a place in the final at stake, there was everything to play for.· The peace process will not end; there is too much at stake.
if something important and valuable is under threat , there is a risk that it will be lost or destroyed unless someone takes action to stop the situation that causes it: · With so many new offices being built in London, a lot of important archaeological remains are under threat.be under threat from: · Sensitive environmental areas are under threat from urban developers.be under threat of: · Demand for coal fell, and many of the mines were under threat of closure.
if something such as your job or people's opinion of you is on the line , there is a risk that you will lose it if you do not succeed in something that you are trying to do: · A company's reputation is on the line in the way it handles complaints.· Your job's on the line in this case - you'd better make sure you're right.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The killings could put the whole peace process in jeopardy.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
in jeopardy in danger of being lost or harmed: The killings could put the whole peace process in jeopardy.· Lawyers argued that it would be unfair and oppressive to remove the protection of the double jeopardy rule.· None was a case of double jeopardy.· Abolishing the rule of double jeopardy after a full trial and jury acquittal is unprincipled and impractical, he said.· Nor is there any double jeopardy bar to a civil case following a criminal acquittal.· The review of double jeopardy is not a zany proposal.· Does the Merger Regulation prevent double jeopardy?
VERB· The criminal trial system would be placed in jeopardy.· Because in the act of explanation he would have to reveal his past culpability, and this would place him in jeopardy.· If it were to do so, the very existence of the currency union would be placed in jeopardy.
· This infantile behaviour is putting the book in jeopardy and makes it very hard to collate info on what's going on.· J., it could put into jeopardy the routine affirmative action moves made by private and public employers nationwide.· I was not prepared to see that record put in jeopardy.· The message jolted him, for it suddenly put our destination in jeopardy.· None of that, for reasons that I have already explained, is put in jeopardy by the trust proposal.· He is not put into jeopardy for having made the mistakes but for having learned from them.· For the sake of a handful of people making huge profits the entire planet has been put in jeopardy.· Her film career languished and her friendship with the outspokenly leftist Paul Robeson put Horne in further jeopardy.
Thousands of jobs are in jeopardy.put/place something in jeopardy The killings could put the whole peace process in jeopardy.