jeopard

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If it should prove otherwise, Congress can, at any time, amend those laws in such manner as, while subserving the public welfare, not to jeopard the rights, interests, and liberties of the people.

From History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States by Barnes, William Horatio

It is manifestly a departure from the line of duty for a man to jeopard the means of maintenance for his family, without any prospect of advantage to himself or them.

From Woman: Man's Equal by Webster, Thomas

I purpose to do nothing to jeopard it.

From Helmet of Navarre by Runkle, Bertha

Hardly, my dear friend, for I fear that on deck you would give way to your own individual prejudices against me, and do something that would jeopard my interest in the premises.

From Stand By The Union by Bridgman, L. J. (Lewis Jesse)

For the flatterer who so telleth them would, if he told a true tale, jeopard to lose his lucre.

From Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation With Modifications To Obsolete Language By Monica Stevens by Stevens, Monica