Across literary periods, "jeopardy" has been employed to evoke various shades of risk, danger, and peril, reflecting both physical and metaphorical threats. In early poetic and narrative works, the term is often intertwined with martial conflict and high stakes; for example, Walter Scott's verse associates "jeopardy" with the risk of war and social upheaval [1], while John Arbuthnot underscores its lethal potential in the face of capital punishment [2]. Later authors expand its scope beyond immediate physical danger to encompass threats to societal order, personal honor, and even divine reputation, as seen in Santayana's discussion of state ruin endangering religious power [3] and Livy's narrative about military missteps [4]. In medieval romances, notably within Malory's works, "jeopardy" repeatedly punctuates moments where characters risk their lives for honor or love [5, 6, 7, 8, 9]; similarly, it appears in contexts ranging from the vulnerability of one's fate [10] to the precarious balance of wealth and social status [11, 12]. Even in modern narratives and practical disciplines like criminal psychology, the word retains its connotation of endangerment, whether of an individual's life or a system's integrity [13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]. This rich intertextual usage demonstrates how "jeopardy" has evolved into a versatile literary tool to capture moments of extreme risk and uncertainty.