单词 | refoulement |
释义 | refoulementn.ΚΠ 1780 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 70 277 No refoulement of the river this spring; the ice gave way in the middle of the river first. 2. Originally: the forced relocation of a group of people. Now chiefly: the forcible return of refugees or asylum-seekers to a country where they are liable to suffer persecution (cf. non-refoulement n.). ΚΠ 1846 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 9 July As to the complete driving back (refoulement) of the population, you will have to examine whether this mode of pacification may be at any time practicable.] 1925 Jrnl. Brit. Inst. Internat. Affairs 4 181 The policy of ‘refoulement’ was followed during the period of the Kaffir wars, which were fought to maintain a clear-cut boundary between the Bantus and the Europeans. 1954 Amer. Jrnl. Internat. Law 48 197 [The Conventions] restrict the causes for expulsion and refoulement..to reasons of national security. 1997 Africa News (Nexis) 21 Nov. Refugees..constantly face the threat of refoulement to their country of origin or to a country where their safety cannot be guaranteed. 2002 Times 7 Jan. ii. 22/2 The Home Secretary had given them exceptional leave to remain so that they were no longer at immediate risk of refoulement. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1780 |
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