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forced disappearance en · NOUN
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(countable, uncountable) Secret abduction of a person by a state or non-state actor, which is denied by those responsible.
Russian judges have halted new criminal proceedings for the jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny as supporters say he has not contacted his lawyers in nearly two weeks and a UN official has said his absence amounted to a “forced disappearance”.
2023 December 18, Andrew Roth, “Russian courts halt cases against Alexei Navalny after jailed activist disappears”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
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