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forced disappearance en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (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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forced disappearances Number=Plur lexicographic
enforced disappearance alternative lexicographic