risk
peril
danger | a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury, he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime, there was a danger he would do the wrong thing |
inhibition
suppression | (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires |
suppression crushing
quelling
stifling | forceful prevention, putting down by power or authority, the suppression of heresy, the quelling of the rebellion, the stifling of all dissent |
| suppression curtailment | the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation, a suppression of the newspaper |
evidence
grounds | your basis for belief or disbelief, knowledge on which to base belief, the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling |
proof
cogent evidence | any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something, if you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produce it |
| evidence | an indication that makes something evident, his trembling was evidence of his fear |
| footprint evidence | evidence in the form of footprints, there was footprint evidence that he had been at the scene of the crime |
| rule of evidence | (law) a rule of law whereby any alleged matter of fact that is submitted for investigation at a judicial trial is established or disproved |
| best evidence rule | a rule of evidence requiring that to prove the content of a writing or recording or photograph the original is required |
| parol evidence rule | a rule that oral evidence cannot be used to contradict the terms of a written contract |
| evidence | (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved |
| direct evidence | evidence (usually the testimony of a witness) directly related to the fact in dispute |
circumstantial evidence
indirect evidence | evidence providing only a basis for inference about the fact in dispute |
| corroborating evidence | additional evidence or evidence of different kind that supports a proof already offered in a proceeding |
| hearsay evidence | evidence based on what someone has told the witness and not of direct knowledge |
| state's evidence | evidence for the prosecution in criminal proceedings |
| danger | a dangerous place, He moved out of danger |
| danger line | a line beyond which it is dangerous to go |
| danger zone | a dangerous area |
| suppression | the failure to develop some part or organ |
| danger | the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury, you are in no danger, there was widespread danger of disease |
| danger | a cause of pain or injury or loss, he feared the dangers of traveling by air |
| clear and present danger | a standard for judging when freedom of speech can be abridged, no one has a right to shout `fire' in a crowded theater when there is no fire because such an action would pose a clear and present danger to public safety |
attest certify
manifest
demonstrate
evidence | provide evidence for, stand as proof of, show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes, His high fever attested to his illness, The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication, This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness |
| tell evidence | give evidence, he was telling on all his former colleague |
testify bear witness prove
evidence show | provide evidence for, The blood test showed that he was the father, Her behavior testified to her incompetence |
| in evidence | clearly to be seen, they were much in evidence during the fighting, she made certain that her engagement ring was in evidence |