Definition of "imperiled" []

• At risk of becoming extinct (adjective)
• Simple past tense and past participle of imperil. (verb)

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• "Justice Anthony Kennedy warned in August that the rule of law itself is "imperiled" if we are willing to sacrifice judicial excellence to partisan politics."
• "Even better, not one of those "imperiled" congressional incumbents even bothered to show up for the president, either at the airport, the fundraiser (despite the half million in prize money), or even at Havana Harry's in suburban Coral Gables, Bush's last stop in the hour-long drive-by, each citing "prior commitments.""
• "U.S. 'imperiled' if war not won, Joint Chiefs chairman warns"