danger of persecution
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdangerandpersecution
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danger
noun
uk/ˈdeɪn.dʒər/us/ˈdeɪn.dʒɚ/
the possibility of harm or death ...
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persecution
noun[C or U]
uk/ˌpɜː.sɪˈkjuː.ʃən/us/ˌpɝː.səˈkjuː.ʃən/
unfair or cruel treatment over a long period of time because of race, religion, or ...
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(Definition ofdangerandpersecutionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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He is not indangerofpersecutionin his own country for his political opinions or on racial grounds.
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That manifesto never said that the teachers would be indangerofpersecution, and it made no claim for the protection of the teachers.
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I shall take no lectures about our willingness to protect people in realdangerofpersecution.
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However, we have entered into solemn obligations to provide asylum for those in realdangerofpersecutionfor their political or religious beliefs and activities.
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A number of people—largely stowaways—come here direct from countries where they claim to be indangerofpersecution.
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We will take no lectures from anyone about our willingness to protect those people in realdangerofpersecution.
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There is a well-recognised principle that those indangerofpersecutionapply for asylum in the first safe country in which they arrive.
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To say that someone is in immediate danger is a narrower provision than to say that he is indangerofpersecutionif he goes home.
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This resolution, as we see it, does not include sufficient guarantees that individuals will not be sent back to countries where they are indangerofpersecution.
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It is also perfectly true that the acceptance or non-acceptance of political refugees depends upon whether they are indangerofpersecutionin the country of origin.
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