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the act of endangering or the state of being endangered.

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Usage examples (11)
  • What I could not grant away in imperilment of charter, "said Radulfus with deliberation," I can give freely as a gift from this house.
  • I know personally, I would march day and night, risking imperilment to demand that the offending soldiers were held accountability to the fullest extent.
  • Virginia's refusal to provide the match will have a number of negative impacts, the most troubling of which is the imperilment of the impending purchase of new 1000...
  • Would it have helped me to face down imperilment at sea?
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