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单词 refoulement
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refoulement

/rəˈfuːlmɒ̃ /
noun [mass noun] Law
The forcible return of refugees or asylum seekers to a country where they are liable to be subjected to persecution: international and EU law prohibit refoulement...
  • The freedom of the state with regard to refugees is restricted by the prohibition on refoulement in international law.
  • They should ensure that their consideration is consistent with Australia's international obligations to prevent refoulement.
  • It absolutely forbids refoulement to persecution – which is what refusing refugee status would have entailed.

Origin

Mid 19th century (in sense 'an instance of water being forced back into the channel of a river'): French, from refouler 'push or force back'.

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