Endangering
noun, verb
noun, verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of putting someone or something in danger.
"First, as felony prosecutor, I prosecute high-level felonies including homicides; sexual assaults; child endangerings; shootings and other felonious assaults; and media cases."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of endanger form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"There is no reason why in a society which has reached the general level of wealth which ours has attained the first kind of security should not be guaranteed to all without endangering general freedom. (...) there can be no doubt that some minimum of food, shelter and clothing, sufficient to preserve health and the capacity to work, can be assured to everybody."
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