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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdevolución
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /de.βo.luˈsjon/
"La prohibición de la devolución es un pilar del derecho de asilo."
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2 senses- 1
The forcible return of refugees or asylum seekers to a country where they are liable to face persecution, torture, or human rights abuses.
"The international community strongly condemned the government's policy of mass refoulement at the border." - 2
In psychoanalysis, the act of repressing or driving desires, memories, or impulses back into the unconscious mind.
"Early psychological literature often used refoulement to describe the defensive mechanism of severe emotional repression."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed into English in the mid-20th century from French refoulement, derived from the verb refouler meaning 'to drive back' or 'to repulse' (from re- 'back' + fouler 'to trample, press'). In international law, the term acquired a specialized technical meaning referring specifically to the forcible expulsion or return of refugees to countries where they face persecution.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Refoulement" is said worldwide
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refoulement
Transliteration: /ʁə.ful.mɑ̃/
"Le principe de non-refoulement est une règle fondamentale du droit international."
Zurückweisung
Transliteration: /tsuˈʁʏkˌvaɪ̯zʊŋ/
"Das Verbot der Zurückweisung gilt für alle Flüchtlinge."
respingimento
Transliteration: /re.spir.dʒiˈmen.to/
"Il respingimento dei migranti viola le convenzioni internazionali."
devolución
Transliteration: /de.βo.luˈsjon/
"La prohibición de la devolución es un pilar del derecho de asilo."
devolução
Transliteration: /de.vo.luˈsɐ̃w̃/
"O princípio da não-devolução protege os solicitantes de refúgio."
अनि ष्काशन
Transliteration: an-nishkaashan
Script: अनिवार्य निष्कासन
"अंतर्राष्ट्रीय कानून शरणार्थियों के निष्कासन पर रोक लगाता है।"
遣返
Transliteration: qiǎnfǎn
"国际法严格禁止将难民遣返至危险国家。"
강제송환
Transliteration: gangjesonghwan
"난민의 강제송환 금지는 국제법의 핵심 원칙입니다."
強制送還
Transliteration: kyōsei sōkan
"ノン・ルフールマン原則は難民を保護するものである。"
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