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Look up: REFUGEE

  1. refugee
    [n] - an exile who flees for safety
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. refugee
    According to international law, a person fleeing from oppressive or dangerous conditions (such as political, religious, or military persecution) and seeking refuge in a foreign country. In 1995...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  3. refugee
    a refugee who is outside his country of origin and who, due to well-founded fear of persecution, is unable or unwilling to avail himself of that country`s protection; -UNECR; There are several categories of refugees: Convention refugee, de facto refugee, de jure refugee, environmental refugee, Proto...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  4. Refugee
    Ref`u·gee' noun [ French réfugié , from se réfugier to take refuge. See Refuge , noun ] 1. One who flees to a shelter, or place of safety. 2. Especially, one who, in times of persecution...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/37

  5. refugee
    noun an exile who flees for safety
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  6. Refugee
    • (n.) One who flees to a shelter, or place of safety. • (n.) Especially, one who, in times of persecution or political commotion, flees to a foreign power or country for safety; as, the French refugees who left France after the revocation of the edict of Nantes.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  7. refugee
    any uprooted, homeless, involuntary migrant who has crossed a frontier and no longer possesses the protection of his former government. Prior to the ... [126 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/r/26

  8. refugee
    refugee Someone who flees for refuge or safety; especially, to a foreign country, as in time of political upheaval, war, etc. Quotations Illegal Immigrant`s Poem I cross ocean, poor and broke, Take bus, see employment folk. Nice man treat me good in there, Say I need to ...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  9. refugee
    refugee, one who leaves one's native land either because of expulsion or to escape persecution. The legal problem of accepting refugees is discussed under asylum; this article considers only mass dislocations and the organizations that help refugees.Sections in this article:IntroductionThe Rise of I...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0

  10. Refugee
    Any person who is outside any country of such person's nationality or, in the case of a person having no nationality, is outside any country in which such person last habitually resided, and who is unable or unwilling to return to, and is unable or unwilling to avail himself or herself of the protec...
    Found on http://www.lectlaw.com/def2/q023.htm

  11. Refugee
    (n) Refugee is the person who has fled form his native country for reasons of political or natural unrest, war, starvation, threat of prosecution etc., to another sovereign with an intention to permanently settle there or getting citizenship or asylum.
    Found on http://www.legal-explanations.com/defini

  12. refugee
    According to international law, a person fleeing from oppressive or dangerous conditions (such as political, religious, or military persecution) and seeking refuge in a foreign country. In 1995 there were an estimated 27 million refugees worldwide; their resettlement and welfare is the responsibi...
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  13. Refugee
    A refugee is a person who: `owing to a 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 his nationality, and is unable to or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself of...
    Found on http://www.joinedupforjobs.org.uk/glossa

  14. Refugee
    A `refugee` is a person who has been forced to leave their home and seek refuge elsewhere.--> Under the United Nations accessdate=19 June 2010-->--> The concept of a refugee was expanded by the Convention`s 1967 Protocol and by regional conventions in Africa and Latin America to include persons who ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugee

  15. Refugee
    (band) `Refugee` was a progressive rock group formed by former The Nice members, bassist Lee Jackson and drummer Brian Davison, with keyboardist Patrick Moraz. After The Nice, Jackson had formed Jackson Heights, with Davison later becoming involved in the project too. Jackson then invited Mor...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugee

  16. Refugee
    (film) `Refugee` is a Bollywood film directed by J. P. Dutta, released on 30 June 2000. The film marked the debut of Abhishek Bachchan, son of legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan, and Kareena Kapoor, the sister of actress Karisma Kapoor and part of the famous Kapoor family. Jackie Shroff,...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugee

  17. Refugee
    (Refugee album) `Refugee` was the self-titled and only album of Refugee. The album was originally issued on Charisma Records in March 1974. It was re-released under the TimeWave label on June 27, 2006. Track listing: #"Papillion" (instrumental) – 5:10 #"Someday&qu...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugee

  18. Refugee
    (Jim Kerr song) | Upper caption = Alternative cover 1 | Type = single | Cover = Refugee.jpg | Lower caption = "Welcome Gift" free download -->--> "`Refugee`" is the first track released from Simple Minds founding member and vocalist Jim Kerr`s first solo album Lostboy! AKA...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugee



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13 February 2012

This day in history:
The fifth queen of Henry VIII was Catherine Howard. Her father was very poor, and Catherine lived mainly with Agnes, widow of the 2nd duke of Norfolk. Henry was evidently charmed by her and he was privately married to Catherine at Oatlands in July 1540. In November 1541 Archbishop Thomas Cranmer informed Henry that his queen's past life had not been stainless. After some denials the queen herself admitted that this was true; but denied that she had misconducted herself since her marriage. Some fresh information, however, very soon came to light showing that she had been unchaste since her marriage; a bill of attainder was passed through parliament, and on the 13th of February 1542 the queen was beheaded. read more

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