Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of endangering, or the state of being endangered; danger.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Hazard; peril.
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- noun The act of putting someone into
danger , or the condition of being in danger - noun law The exposure of someone, especially a child, to danger or
harm
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
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Examples
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Under a Supreme Court ruling, the so-called endangerment finding is needed before the EPA can regulate carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases released from automobiles, power plants, and factories under the federal Clean Air Act. The EPA signaled last April that it was inclined to view heat-trapping pollution as a threat to public health and welfare and began to take public comments under a formal rulemaking.
EPA: Greenhouse Gases Are Danger To Human Health, Must Be Regulated 2009
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Last week, the EPA's administrator, Stephen Johnson, announced plans to seek public comment on possible regulation of greenhouse gases, setting in motion a process that would likely delay a so-called endangerment finding for an indefinite period.
U.S. Watch 2008
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I mean, in fact, I think he should have been charged with some sort of reckless endangerment, which is a felony, because he ` s not only putting the child in harm, he ` s putting everybody else on that bus in harm.
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But if this lady ` s looking at five years on endangerment, that is a felony.
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They can -- they can find him guilty of this reckless endangerment, which is a misdemeanor.
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If convicted, she could serve up to five years imprisonment on each count of first-degree wanton endangerment, which is a Class D felony.
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If convicted, she could serve up to five years imprisonment on each count of first-degree wanton endangerment, which is a Class D felony.
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If convicted, she could serve up to five years imprisonment on each count of first-degree wanton endangerment, which is a Class D felony.
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EPA, known as the endangerment finding, that greenhouse gases endanger human health and welfare.
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The so-called endangerment finding by the E.P.A. was "an important signal by the Obama administration that they are serious about tackling climate change and are demonstrating leadership," a spokesman for the European Commission said.
NYT > Home Page By ANDREW C. REVKIN 2010
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