to expose to risk or danger
21expose — v 1. endanger, imperil, jeopardize, put in jeopardy, lay open or subject to danger; hazard, risk, venture, chance, take a chance, tempt fate, sail too near the wind, fly too close to the sun. 2. uncover, bare, unveil, unsheathe, disease, uncase;… …
22expose — [ɪkˈspəʊz] verb [T] 1) to remove something that is covering something else so that it is no longer hidden or protected The snow had melted and exposed the rock underneath.[/ex] 2) to put someone or something into a situation that involves danger… …
23run a risk — ► run (or take) a risk (or risks) act in such a way as to expose oneself to danger. Main Entry: ↑risk …
24run/take a risk — ► run (or take) a risk (or risks) act in such a way as to expose oneself to danger. Main Entry: ↑risk …
25run/take a risk/risks — ► run (or take) a risk (or risks) act in such a way as to expose oneself to danger. Main Entry: ↑risk …
26take a risk — ► run (or take) a risk (or risks) act in such a way as to expose oneself to danger. Main Entry: ↑risk …
27Risked — Risk Risk, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Risked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Risking}.] [CF. F. risquer. See {Risk}, n.] 1. To expose to risk, hazard, or peril; to venture; as, to risk goods on board of a ship; to risk one s person in battle; to risk one s fame by… …
28Risking — Risk Risk, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Risked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Risking}.] [CF. F. risquer. See {Risk}, n.] 1. To expose to risk, hazard, or peril; to venture; as, to risk goods on board of a ship; to risk one s person in battle; to risk one s fame by… …
29Duel — • This word, as used both in the ecclesiastical and civil criminal codes, generally signifies every contest with deadly weapons which takes place by agreement between two persons on account of some private quarrel Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin… …
30Tedla v. Ellman — (280 N.Y. 124, 19 N.E. 2d 987) was a 1939 New York Court of Appeals case that was influential in establishing the bounds of the negligence per se doctrine. Ordinarily, a statutory violation constitutes negligence. However, the court, in an… …