refugee
/ˈɹɛfjʊd͡ʒiː/ noun B2- A person seeking refuge (as for shelter or protection), especially in a foreign country, out of fear or prospect of political, religious persecution, war, natural disaster, etc.
- A person who is fleeing from justice, punishment deemed righteous, etc.; a runaway, a fugitive.
Plural refugees
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The German name of the victim, the absence of all other motive, and the sinister inscription on the wall, all pointed to its perpetration by political refugees and revolutionists.
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