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noun
- 1. the action of putting someone or something at risk or in danger: "prosecutors charged him with reckless endangerment of fellow passengers"
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: to bring into danger or peril. recklessly endangering innocent lives. intransitive verb. : to create a dangerous situation. driving to endanger. endangerment. in-ˈdān-jər-mənt. en- noun. Synonyms. adventure. compromise. gamble (with) hazard. imperil. jeopardize. menace.
Endangerment is a type of crime involving conduct that is wrongful and reckless or wanton, and likely to produce death or grievous bodily harm to another person. There are several kinds of endangerment, each of which is a criminal act that can be prosecuted in a court.
The meaning of ENDANGERMENT is the crime or tort of exposing others to possible harm or danger.
noun. /ɪnˈdeɪndʒəmənt/ /ɪnˈdeɪndʒərmənt/ [uncountable] the act of putting somebody/something in a situation in which they could be harmed or damaged. The problems that have contributed to the endangerment of the species are largely caused by humans. (US English, law) The suspect faces child endangerment charges. Topics Crime and punishment c2.
Definitions of endangerment. noun. a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune. synonyms: hazard, jeopardy, peril, risk. see more.
1. To expose to harm or danger; imperil. 2. To threaten with extinction. en·dan′ger·ment n. Synonyms: endanger, hazard, imperil, jeopardize, risk.
Endangerment definition: The act of putting someone into danger , or the condition of being in danger.
Examples of how to use “endangerment” in a sentence from Cambridge Dictionary.
The act of subjecting someone else to a situation which might result in harm or damage. How to use "endangerment" in a sentence. During the trial, the prosecutor accused the defendant of endangerment due to reckless driving. The worker filed a lawsuit against his company for endangerment due to unsafe workplace conditions.
The earliest known use of the noun endangerment is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for endangerment is from 1645, in the writing of John Milton, poet and polemicist. endangerment is formed within English, by derivation.
