endangerment

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English endanger

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom

Proto-Italic *-mentom

Latin -mentum

Old French -mentbor.

Middle English -ment

English -ment

English endangerment

From endanger + -ment.

Noun

endangerment (countable and uncountable, plural endangerments)

1. The act of putting someone into danger, or the condition of being in danger.
2. (law) The exposure of someone, especially a child, to danger or harm.

Derived terms

• child endangerment
• reckless endangerment

Translations

The act of puting someone or something, or conditions of being, in danger

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 危害 (zh) (wēihài)

• Kazakh: қауіп төндіру (qauıp töndıru)
• Māori: whakamōreareatanga