security risk

noun

Definition of security risk

1 : someone who could damage an organization by giving information to an enemy or competitor

2 : someone or something that is a risk to safety

Any package left unattended will be deemed a security risk.

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security play

: the quality or state of being secure: such as
: freedom from danger : safety
: freedom from fear or anxiety

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risk play

: possibility of loss or injury : peril
: someone or something that creates or suggests a hazard
: the chance of loss or the perils to the subject matter of an insurance contract

: to expose to hazard or danger
: to incur the risk or danger of

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