The Collaborative International Dictionary
Endangerment \En*dan"ger*ment\, n.
Hazard; peril.
--Milton.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1640s (Milton), from endanger + -ment. Earlier was endangering (1580s).
Wiktionary
n. 1 The act of putting someone into danger, or the condition of being in danger 2 (context legal English) The exposure of someone, especially a child, to danger or harm
Wikipedia
Endangerment is a type of crime involving conduct that is wrongful and reckless or wanton, and likely to produce death or grievous bodily harm to another person. There are several kinds of endangerment, each of which is a criminal act that can be prosecuted in a court. In some U.S. states, such as Florida, substantially similar language is used for the crime of Culpable negligence.
The offense is intended to prohibit and therefore deter reckless or wanton conduct that wrongfully creates a substantial risk of death or serious injury to others.
Various laws specify several types of endangerment:
- Child endangerment: placing a child in a potentially harmful situation, either through negligence or misconduct.
- Reckless endangerment: A person commits the crime of reckless endangerment if the person recklessly engages in conduct which creates a substantial risk of serious physical injury to another person. “Reckless” conduct is conduct that exhibits a culpable disregard of foreseeable consequences to others from the act or omission involved. The accused need not intentionally cause a resulting harm. The ultimate question is whether, under all the circumstances, the accused’s conduct was of that heedless nature that made it actually or imminently dangerous to the rights or safety of others.
- Public endangerment is usually applied to crimes which place the public in some form of danger, although that danger can be more or less severe according to the crime. It is punished most frequently in Canada.
Endangerment can range from a misdemeanor to a felony. For example, the New York Penal Code §120.20 defines reckless endangerment in the second degree (class A misdemeanor) as conduct that "creates a substantial serious risk of injury to another person", and §120.25 deals with reckless endangerment in the first degree (class D felony), which is conduct that shows a "depraved indifference to human life" and "creates a grave risk of death to another person". In addition, §145.25 codifies reckless endangerment to property as a class B misdemeanor.
Endangerment is a type of crime.
Endangerment may also refer to:
- Language endangerment, the risk that a language will fall out of use
- Species endangerment, the risk that a population of organisms will become extinct
Usage examples of "endangerment".
Kane he could be charged with reckless endangerment if somebody gets hurt or killed trying to earn that reward.
Weir was arrested and convicted of reckless endangerment in New Jersey.
He was in the AFIS database from when he was arrested with Weir on those reckless endangerment charges in New Jersey.
Child endangerment, fourth offense, and the judge had taken away her children and evidently thrown enough jail time at her to keep her in Hiland for six years.
Shelby County jail two days later and held without bond on felony fraud, charged with reckless endangerment of millions of lives.
May 9, 1994, when, after just two and a half hours of deliberations, the jury forewoman announced that Joel was guilty of murder, as well as a felony count of reckless endangerment for leading police on the high-speed chase.
AIP dishonorable discharge, reckless endangerment with a spacecraft, Shepherd background, small-time morals charges, one assault, bashed some guy with a bottle.
Lady Margalit, if you keep much company with Jonan, one thing is sure you will never suffer boredom Life in his vicinage is one dire endangerment after another.
That charge was probably beatable, but not the reckless endangerment of a prisoner, impersonating an officer, withholding evidence .
That charge was probably beatable, but not the reckless endangerment of a prisoner, impersonating an officer, withholding evidence.
Between February 25 and March 31, 1992, they made four arrests for suspicion of narcotics, one for fraud, one for theft, five warrant arrests, two for drinking in public, two for criminal trespass, one for concealed weapon, one DWI, one for obstructing, one reckless endangerment, two for shoplifting, one violation of court order, two for investigation of child neglect, and six for “.
The second case was worse, driving under the influence of alcohol, third offense, along with reckless endangerment and failure to observe posted stop signs.
One day the good doctor gets indicted for four homicides, assault, reckless endangerment, use of a firearm in a crime of violence, obstructing justice, everything but a parking ticket.