01 n. Authority; jurisdiction; control.
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Authority; jurisdiction; control.[Obs.]“In dangerhad he . . . the young girls.” — Chaucer.
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2.
Power to harm; subjection or liability to penalty.[Obs.]“You stand within his danger, do you not?” — Shak.“Covetousness of gains hath brought [them] in dangerof this statute.” — Robynson (More's Utopia).
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Exposure to injury, loss, pain, or other evil; peril; risk; insecurity.
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Difficulty; sparingness.[Obs.]
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Coyness; disdainful behavior.[Obs.]“Those rich man in whose debt and danger they be not.” — Robynson (More's Utopia).
Syn.
Peril; hazard; risk; jeopardy.
-- Danger, Peril, Hazard, Risk, Jeopardy. Danger is the generic term, and implies some contingent evil in prospect. Peril is instant or impending danger; as, in peril of one's life. Hazard arises from something fortuitous or beyond our control; as, the hazard of the seas. Risk is doubtful or uncertain danger, often incurred voluntarily; as, to risk an engagement. Jeopardy is extreme danger. Danger of a contagious disease; the perils of shipwreck; the hazards of speculation; the risk of daring enterprises; a life brought into jeopardy.