well-founded fear
collocation in Englishmeaningsofwell foundedandfear
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well-founded
adjective
uk/ˌwel ˈfaʊn.dɪd/us/ˌwel ˈfaʊn.dɪd/
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fear
noun[C or U]
uk/fɪər/us/fɪr/
an unpleasant emotion or thought that you have when you are frightened or worried by something dangerous, painful, or bad that is happening or ...
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(Definition ofwell-foundedandfearfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The claim variable has been labelled "well-foundedfear" and acceptable values specified.
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The 1951 convention only requires the asylum seeker to have a "well-foundedfearof persecution"— a rather less onerous yardstick.
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It has also achieved the opposite, encouraging people without awell-foundedfearof persecution.
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They are known to be refugees, having awell-foundedfearof persecution by the state from which they come.
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I refer particularly to the growing number of asylum seekers who fail to prove anywell-foundedfearof persecution.
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I am talking about the way we treat people who have awell-foundedfearof persecution.
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We are obliged to give asylum to those with awell-foundedfearof persecution.
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Refugees, too, are migrants with thatwell-foundedfearof persecution in their home state.
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Refugee status is accorded to those who have awell-foundedfearof persecution in their own country.
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For a person to apply to become a refugee he must have awell-foundedfearof persecution for religious or political reasons.
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Therefore, again, an individual coming from that country with awell-foundedfearof persecution would be given full consideration for refugee status.
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The convention states that people seeking political asylum must have awell-foundedfearof being persecuted.
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Political asylum still means what it has always meant—the right to refuge, from awell-foundedfearof individual persecution.
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It is not even phrased as "well-foundedfear".
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However, an answer to that point is contained in the phrase, "well-foundedfear".
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Awell-foundedfearof domestic violence should be a defence against such charges.
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We are obliged to provide a safe haven for those with awell-foundedfearof persecution.
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We must reduce the reward for illegal entry into this country and ensure that only those with awell-foundedfearof persecution seek asylum here.
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Does he have awell-foundedfearof persecution?
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The definition states that the refugee is someone who has awell-foundedfearof persecution in his own country.
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