forced displacement

collocation in English

meaningsofforcedanddisplacement

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forced
adjective
uk
/fɔːst/us
/fɔːrst/
done against ...
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displacement
noun[U]
uk
/dɪˈspleɪs.mənt/us
/dɪˈspleɪs.mənt/
the situation in which people are forced to leave the place where they ...
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(Definition offorcedanddisplacementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofforced displacement

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There is evidence of a continuing deterioration in the spheres offorceddisplacementand human rights.
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Theforceddisplacementof people by both sides continues, with children and other vulnerable groups bearing the brunt of the suffering.
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High rates of malnutrition, epidemic levels of disease, and destitution caused byforceddisplacement make continued humanitarian assistance necessary.
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It establishes fundamental guarantees for all persons who do not take a direct part in hostilities, and bans attacks on the civilian population and forbids theforceddisplacementof civilians.
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We should, as a matter of urgency, try to prevent all circumstances that expose them to violence and exploitation,forceddisplacementor famines.
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It often connotes violent coercion, and is used interchangeably with the terms displacement orforceddisplacement.
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The method combines two spontaneous imbibition measurements and twoforceddisplacementmeasurements.
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In the years 2000 and 2001, paramilitaries were blamed for 48 percent and 53 percent offorceddisplacement, respectively.
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Since 1945, civil wars have resulted in the deaths of over 25 million people, as well as theforceddisplacementof millions more.
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Among the miners, there were 100 sackings, 1000 suspensions and 500forceddisplacementof "gueules noires" (miners) from one mine to another.
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The report describedforceddisplacementof the local people without land-based rehabilitation.
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Residents largely viewed the proposal asforceddisplacementand as benefitting primarily more affluent residents.
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Theforceddisplacementof a number of refugees or internally displaced persons according to an identifiable policy is an example of population transfer.
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It is strongly implied this is all part of a clever rusea social gambit aimed at producing an heir, as well as improving his public image to avoidforceddisplacement.
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