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Definition of Endangerment
1. Noun. A source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune. "Drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
Generic synonyms: Danger
Specialized synonyms: Health Hazard, Moral Hazard, Occupational Hazard, Sword Of Damocles
Derivative terms: Hazard, Hazard, Hazardous, Jeopardise, Jeopardize, Jeopardize, Peril, Peril, Perilous, Risk, Risky
Definition of Endangerment
1. n. Hazard; peril.
Definition of Endangerment
1. Noun. The act of putting someone into danger, or the condition of being in danger ¹
2. Noun. (legal) The exposure of someone, especially a child, to danger or harm ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Endangerment
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Endangerment
Literary usage of Endangerment
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Fingers to the Bone: United States Failure to Protect Child Farmworkers by Lee Tucker, Human Rights Watch (Organization) (2000)
"ADOLESCENT FARMWORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES: endangerment AND EXPLOITATION
Introduction Nobody knows how many adolescents work in agriculture ..."
2. Handbook on Hazardous Waste Management by V. A. Sridhar (1996)
"Knowing endangerment applies in the most serious instances of environmental ...
In order for a person to be found to have behaved with knowing endangerment, ..."
3. A State-By-State Review of Abortion and Reproductive Rights by Elizabeth Arndorfer, Jodi Michael, Laura Moskowitz, Liza Siebel, Juli A. Grant (1998)
"Federal law currently requires states participating in the Medicaid program to
pay for abortion in cases of life endangerment, rape or incest. ..."
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