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legal jeopardy — A person is in legal jeopardy when he is put upon trial before a court of competent jurisdiction upon an indictment or information which is sufficient in form and substance to sustain a conviction, and a jury has been charged with his deliverance … Black's law dictionary
legal jeopardy — A person is in legal jeopardy when he is put upon trial before a court of competent jurisdiction upon an indictment or information which is sufficient in form and substance to sustain a conviction, and a jury has been charged with his deliverance … Black's law dictionary
jeopardy — Danger; hazard; peril. The danger of conviction and punishment which the defendant in a criminal action incurs when a valid indictment has been found, and a petit jury has been impaneled and sworn to try the case and give a verdict in a court of… … Black's law dictionary
jeopardy — Danger; hazard; peril. The danger of conviction and punishment which the defendant in a criminal action incurs when a valid indictment has been found, and a petit jury has been impaneled and sworn to try the case and give a verdict in a court of… … Black's law dictionary
jeopardy — jeop·ar·dy / je pər dē/ n 1: exposure to or imminence of death, loss, or injury 2: the danger of conviction that an accused person is subjected to when on trial for a criminal offense see also double jeopardy ◇ Jeopardy attaches, or comes into… … Law dictionary
Jeopardy (desambiguación) — Jeopardy! es un concurso de televisión. Jeopardy también puede referir a: Double jeopardy (doble enpeligramiento), el nombre inglés del concepto legal de non bis in idem. Jeopardy, una serie dramática en BBC TV. Jeopardy, un película de 1953 con… … Wikipedia Español
Jeopardy (disambiguation) — Jeopardy may refer to: * Double jeopardy, a legal concept * Jeopardy! , a television game show * Jeopardy (BBC TV series), a dramatic BBC TV series * Jeopardy (film), a 1953 film starring Barbara Stanwyck and Ralph Meeker * Jeopardy (album), a… … Wikipedia
jeopardy — n. 1) to place, put (smb.) in jeopardy 2) (legal) double jeopardy 3) in jeopardy (our lives were in jeopardy) * * * [ dʒepədɪ] put (smb.) in jeopardy (legal) double jeopardy to place in jeopardy (our lives were in jeopardy) … Combinatory dictionary
Jeopardy! broadcast history — The U.S. television game show Jeopardy! has experienced a long life in several incarnations over a period exceeding four decades.OriginsThe Jeopardy! concept was originally created by Merv Griffin, who wanted to take the format of a television… … Wikipedia
Jeopardy! theme music — Since Jeopardy! debuted in 1964, the show has had many different theme music versions, most of them composed by show creator Merv Griffin.Art Fleming versions Think! (originally composed by Merv Griffin as A Time for Tony as a lullaby for his son … Wikipedia
