jeopardy - definition
* hazard: a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
* An element of risk or danger.
* A person is in jeopardy when he is regularly charged with a crime before a court properly organized and competent to try him. If acquitted, he cannot be tried again for the same offense... more
Monday, March 5, 2007
dock
dock - definitions
* an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
* any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
* pier: a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
* come into dock; "the ship docked"
* deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty... more
* an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
* any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
* pier: a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
* come into dock; "the ship docked"
* deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty... more
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