davidgillon: Text: You can take a heroic last stand against the forces of darkness. Or you can not die. It's entirely up to you" (Heroic Last Stand)
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.

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