1. refugee /rĕf″yoo͝-jē′//rĕf″yoo͝-jē′/

    noun

    1. One who flees, especially to another country, seeking refuge from war, political oppression, religious persecution, or a natural disaster.
    2. One who flees to a shelter, or place of safety.
    3. Especially, one who, in times of persecution or political commotion, flees to a foreign power or country for safety.
      "the French refugees who left France after the revocation of the edict of Nantes"

    noun

    1. One who flees, especially to another country, seeking refuge from war, political oppression, religious persecution, or a natural disaster.
    2. One who flees to a shelter, or place of safety.
    3. Especially, one who, in times of persecution or political commotion, flees to a foreign power or country for safety.
      "the French refugees who left France after the revocation of the edict of Nantes"
    4. A person seeking refuge in a foreign country out of fear of political persecution or the prospect of such persecution in his home country, i.e., a person seeking a political asylum.
    5. A person seeking refuge in a foreign country due to poverty and no prospect of overcoming said poverty in his home country, i.e., a person seeking an economic asylum.
    6. A person seeking refuge due to a natural disaster.
    7. A person formally granted a political or economic asylum by a country other than his home country.
    8. An exile who flees for safety.
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  2. Refugee definitions and meaning. Who is a refugee is defined in international law. The 1951 Refugee Convention defines a refugee as a person who "owing to well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of [their] nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling ...
  3. Oct 22, 2024A refugee does not include anyone who ordered, incited, assisted, or otherwise participated in the persecution of any person on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. For the legal definition of refugee, see section 101(a)(42) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
  4. emergency.unhcr.org

    Learn the universal and regional definitions of a refugee, the criteria for refugee status determination, and the rights and obligations of refugees and host countries. The web page also explains the relevance and application of the refugee definition in emergency situations.
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