Definition of "jeopard" []

• To put in jeopardy; to expose to loss or injury; to imperil; to hazard. (verb)

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• "But then came word that the Whigs were at it again, seeking to kill the pact through a new tactic—attaching amendments “of such a character,” as Polk described it, “to jeopard its ratification by Mexico.”"
• "“Mexico has no right,” declared the president, “to jeopard the peace of the world, by urging any longer a useless and fruitless contest.”"
• "“And, by the Saint Christopher at my baldric,” said the good yeoman, “were there no other cause than the safety of that poor faithful knave, Wamba, I would jeopard a joint ere a hair of his head were hurt.”"