Putting someone or something in a situation where they might be harmed or in danger.
From en- (put into) + danger (from Old French danger, meaning power or control). The word entered English in the 1300s with the meaning of exposing to risk.
In legal terms, 'reckless endangerment' is a crime even if no actual harm happens—the law recognizes that putting someone at risk is itself wrong, not just the outcome!
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