Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Danger; hazard; peril; the state of being exposed to harm: as, the dangerousness of a situation or a disease.
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- noun The state or quality of being
dangerous .
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- noun the quality of not being safe
Etymologies
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Examples
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The determination of dangerousness is based on evidence, establishing at least one of the following patterns of behaviour: unrestrained behaviour that is likely to cause danger; aggressive behaviour with indifference as to its consequences; or behaviour that is "of such a brutal nature" (s. 753. (1) (a) (iii)) that ordinary standards of restraint will not control it.
When is a dangerous offender NOT a dangerous offender? Candace 2005
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No other trade approaches this in dangerousness; the next most dangerous is the shipping trade, one sailor in a little under 1300 being killed every year.
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It accused him of jailing up to 40 people for the vague offence of "dangerousness" - defined in Cuban statute as anti-socialist behaviour, but encompassing activities such as staging rallies, writing articles critical of the government, and trying to organise independent unions.
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It accused him of jailing up to 40 people for the vague offence of "dangerousness" - defined in Cuban statute as anti-socialist behaviour, but encompassing activities such as staging rallies, writing articles critical of the government, and trying to organise independent unions.
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The former is penalized more severely than the latter, though the latter may imply more dangerousness, that is greater likelihood of future violence and threat to others.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Murderers’ Right to “Privacy” vs. Freedom of Speech 2009
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URRUTIA: We also argued that there was insufficient evidence to prove future dangerousness, which is one of the issues that the jury ` s instructed on, on punishment, here in Texas.
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Today's date recalls the dangerousness of police work throughout the past century.
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It said the government of President Raul Castro has increasingly relied on accusations of "dangerousness" to imprison people who have not committed a crime.
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Supplement the "dangerousness" standard with broader, flexible standards that would allow for involuntary commitment when an individual is:
DJ Jaffe: What Harry Reid and John Boehner Should Do in Wake of Giffords Shooting DJ Jaffe 2011
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As many as 5,000 Cubans served sentences for "dangerousness," without being charged with any specific crime, according to the State Department.
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