¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Jeopardising
1. jeopardise [v] - See also: jeopardise
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jeopardising
Literary usage of Jeopardising
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Bookmart (1890)
"... so wide in the circuit of its judgments—a volume which shows Mr. Pater finally
victorious over certain temptations to mere daintiness once jeopardising ..."
2. Reports of Criminal Law Cases: Decided at the City-hall of the City of New by Jacob D. Wheeler (1851)
"But if your honours should establish the construction contended for by the counsel
of the United States, viz: that wounding and jeopardising are two ..."
3. Socialism and Its Perils: A Critical Survey of Its Policy, Showing the by William Earnshaw Cooper (1908)
"WHITTLING AND jeopardising. The composition of trade is necessarily of such a
complex nature that its component parts cannot be whittled away with impunity ..."
4. OECD Economic Surveys by OECD Staff (2004)
"... would thus counteract the purpose of stabilisation, and would risk jeopardising
the fiscal position should oil prices unwind thereafter. ..."
5. The Lancet (1898)
"... not be introduced into it and many petty restrictions removed which would have
the effect of popularising the service without jeopardising discipline. ..."
6. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1895)
"... that Norris was always quarrelling with his brother officers, and was jeopardising
by his insolent demeanour those good relations between the Dutch and ..."
Other Resources:
