2019-02-12

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2019-02-12 05:33 am
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Learning a new word can be disturbing

Today's word is 'refoulement'. From this Guardian article on the release of Hakeem al-Araibi.

It's rare enough that I come across a word I don't know the meaning of, so I looked it up:

refoulement
noun Law
The forcible return of refugees or asylum seekers to a country where they are liable to be subjected to persecution.

I really hate that that is something we need to have a word for.