LEGAL WORD
Refugee
Legal term · International law
Refugee
- Type: Legal term
- Area of law: International law
1 What it means
A person outside their country who cannot return because of a well founded fear of persecution.
2 Use it in a sentence
India is not a party to the Refugee Convention but has protected refugees through its courts.
3 Make it stick
Write your own sentence using Refugee about a case or topic you are studying this week, then check it against the meaning above.
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