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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
jeopardy /ˈdʒɛpədi/

▶noun

1 danger of loss, harm, or failure.

2 Law danger arising from being on trial for a criminal offence.

– origin ME iuparti, from OFr. ieu parti ‘(evenly) divided game’, orig. used in chess to denote a position in which the chances of winning or losing were evenly balanced.

'jeopardy' also found in these Oxford entries:

double jeopardy

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