Exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; danger.

Danger or risk.

Danger to the defendant of possible conviction and punishment. In a criminal proceeding, the defendant is usually said to be "in jeopardy" after the jury has been sworn in and the preliminary hearing has taken place.

Exposure to possible conviction, such as being on trial in court.

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"

Danger, hazard, risk, or peril.

a condition of possible physical or emotional danger or suffering of a character or characters that raises the stakes of a plot.

An element of risk or danger.

If the IRS believes that collection of tax appears to be in jeopardy (danger of being uncollected), it may immediately assess and collect such tax. The intermediate steps are bypassed.

The danger of conviction and punishment faced by a defendant when an indictment/information is filed and a jury is impaneled in a court of jurisdiction.