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Definition of Imperilment
1. n. The act of imperiling, or the state of being imperiled.
Definition of Imperilment
1. Noun. The act of imperiling, or the state of being imperiled. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Imperilment
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Imperilment
Literary usage of Imperilment
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Constitutional and Political History of the United States by Hermann Von Holst, John Joseph Lalor, Ira Hutchinson Brainerd (1892)
"... and which were important enough to warrant them in believing that great efforts
and sacrifices would be made to prevent their imperilment. ..."
2. The Arena by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1905)
"If Christ really spake the words fulfilled, results not in an imperilment of
ascribed to him in Matthew 5:32, he must have spoken with no greater authority ..."
3. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1907)
"She decided to grant to the king of Prussia that security the imperilment of
which had caused him to take up arms. Although there might have been moments in ..."
4. Pennsylvania Archives by Pennsylvania Dept. of Public Instruction, Pennsylvania State Library (1902)
"Certainly such an imperilment of the wealth of the state calls for an effective
remedy. The Insurance Commissioner in his report says "a law providing for ..."
5. A History of the Presidency by Edward Stanwood (1916)
"It directly resulted in unnecessary losses to our gallant troops, in the imperilment
of victory itself, and in an enormous waste of public funds literally ..."
6. The Papacy and the Levant (1204-1571). by Kenneth M. Setton (1984)
"Then the Signoria would face once more the cost of war, the disruption of commerce,
and the imperilment of Crete and the other colonies. ..."
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