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countable and uncountable, plural refoulements
(international law, uncountable) Rendition of a person to an area (chiefly their country of origin) where they will face mistreatment, for example, expulsion of refugees into a war zone; (countable) an instance of this. quotations examples
He also expressed concern that at the same time there could be cases of refoulement with asylum seekers being returned to their countries of origin, where they are at risk of persecution and in an apparent breach of international law.
2020 August 26, Gabriel Ewepu-Abuja, “AYM [Afrika Youth Movement] receives UNESCO’s Support to Create Awareness on Migration, COVID-19 in Nigeria, 7 Others”, in Vanguard, Lagos, Nigeria: Vanguard Media
(archaic, uncountable) The forced relocation of a group of people; (countable) an instance of this.