Definition of security risk in US English:
security risk
nounsəˈkyo͝orədē risksəˈkjʊrədi rɪsk
A person or situation which poses a possible threat to the security of something.
Example sentencesExamples
- Under U.S. law, President Bush could refuse to issue a visa to a world leader if he or she posed a security risk.
- He said members should be aware that the non-medical use of drugs posed a security risk.
- All I'm saying is that I don't believe that this person poses a security risk.
- The government claims that it's a security risk to give the material to Stephen Kenny.
- Those who posed a security risk or had criminal records could be ruled out.
- British diplomatic staff in Indonesia were warned as early as February of a heightened security risk.
- It is feared that they pose a major security risk.
- These homeless, hungry, thirsty, and desperate persons posed an immense security risk.
- He says the current proposals are not practical and pose a security risk.
- The remaining 410 prisoners at the jail are Category C prisoners, meaning they pose a low security risk.
- A small number of immigrants who pose a security risk and those awaiting deportation will still be held in prison.
- The man is obviously an international security risk.
- He is still in prison awaiting the final process on his refugee status with the security risk assessment.
- He has been held in a Toronto jail for two years while authorities determined whether he posed a security risk to Canadian society.
- The airline's U.S. workers say maintenance performed in other countries poses a security risk.
- The ‘transport of goods to be utilised for war’ was also a security risk for the public at large, he said.
- Scotland Yard was not informed of the security risk that Reid posed.
- The greatest security risk to government business lies in the insider threat.
- Guthrie refused to give any details of the military operation, claiming it would be a security risk.
- I don't think people are looking now at Israel as a geopolitical risk or a security risk.