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Definition of Risks

Risk
Risk Risk, n. [F. risque; cf. It. risco, risico, rischio, Pg. risco, Sp. riesgo, and also Sp. risco a steep rock; all probably fr. L. resceare to cut off; pref. re- re- + secare to cut; -- the word having been probably first used among sailors. See Section.] 1. Hazard; danger; peril; exposure to loss, injury, or destruction. The imminent and constant risk of assassination, a risk which has shaken very strong nerves. --Macaulay. 2. (Com.) Hazard of loss; liabillity to loss in property. To run a risk, to incur hazard; to encounter danger. Syn: Danger; hazard; peril; jeopardy; exposure. See Danger.

Meaning of Risks from wikipedia

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- The RISKS Digest or Forum On Risks to the Public in Computers and Related Systems is an online periodical published since 1985 by the Committee on Computers...
- risks, opportunities have specific mitigation strategies: exploit, share, enhance, ignore. In practice, risks are considered "usually negative". Risk-related...
- Control Risks is a global risk and strategic consulting firm specializing in political, security and integrity risk. Control Risks was formed in 1975,...
- External risks are generally something that is uncontrollable by the first party. In contract law, are risks that are produced by a non-human source and...
- Suffering risks, or s-risks, are risks involving an astronomical amount of suffering; much more than all of the suffering that has occurred on Earth thus...
- Risk IT Framework, published in 2009 by ISACA, provides an end-to-end, comprehensive view of all risks related to the use of information technology (IT)...
- risks are risks that are produced by the modernization process, particularly by innovative developments in science and technology. They create risk environments...
- Existential risks are defined as "risks that threaten the destruction of humanity's long-term potential." The instantiation of an existential risk (an existential...
- Look up risk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Risk is the possibility of loss or injury. Risk, Risks, or The Risk may also refer to: Risk (2001 film)...