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jeopardy

Law danger of being convicted and punished for a criminal offence
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I did not wish to jeopardize the advantages of so great a discovery which might be useful to many people, "to a goodly number of the human race," in Erik's words; and I left the cellars of the Opera after carefully replacing the stone.
"On the contrary, it would cost Marylanders tens of millions of dollars, weaken our regulatory enforcement laws, jeopardize tobacco settlement funds that the state relies on, endanger taxpayers' security and potentially impact the job security of dozens of hard-working enforcement agents who protect consumers at the pump, crack down on cigarette smuggling, regulate alcohol and go after tax cheats."
He warned that any delay in hospitalization and treatment of Nawaz Sharif can jeopardize his health.
Al-Othaimeen added, "The targeting of giant oil tankers passing through Bab Al-Mandab does not only jeopardize the global economy, but also jeopardizes the safety of crews and seriously damages the marine environment as such aggression could cause large quantities of oil leaking which threatens maritime environment with pollution".
Attahiru Jega, has identified some dangerous signs which he said can jeopardize the conduct of next year's general election.
Joanne Wilkinson: "It would be a disgrace if other groups who don't follow rules and procedures jeopardize a group that is acting lawfully."
MUZAFFARABAD -- Opposition leader in the National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah said Indian forces violations at the Line of Control would jeopardize the peace of the entire region.
Summary: "We reject any attempts that would jeopardize the security in the Kurdistan Region," the statement.
Experts say Google likely will not move further into travel as doing so could jeopardize other areas of its business.
Such an "energy crunch" within the next five year could jeopardize any hope of a recovery from the present global economic recession, Birol told the British daily The Independent.AaAaAa
Brock wrote that he exercised "editorial restraint" because "advance reporting on the project could jeopardize one of the largest white-collar job announcements in state history."
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