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refugee
['refju'ʤi:]
adj.
int. law., immigr.
dídeanaí aitheanta
law, immigr.
dídeanaí
;
dídeanaí cláir
;
dídeanaí coinbhinsiúin
;
teifeach
refugee
A person who is outside his country of origin and who, due to well-founded fear of persecution, is unable or unwilling to avail himself of that country protection
adj.
environ.
teifeach
English thesaurus
refugee
['refju'ʤi:]
abbr.
abbr., austral., slang
reffo
USA
A person who, owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion, is outside the country of his or her nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself or herself of the protection of that country
(JP 3-29)
see also
dislocated civilian
,
displaced person
,
evacuee
,
stateless person
refugees
friendly
n
mil., logist.
FRA
: Individuals, who by reason of real or imagined danger, have left home to seek safety elsewhere, possibly violating the orders to stay home. They can move within their own country
national refugees
or beyond the borders
international refugees
. Related term: internally displaced person. 2.
UN
: Any person who, owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality and is unable, or owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country; or who, not having a nationality and being outside the country of his former habitual residence as a result of such events, is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to return to it. Related terms: asylum seeker; evacuee; internally displaced person.
FRA
refugee:
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