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forced disappearances

forced disappearances is the plural of forced disappearance.

Meaning of forced disappearance

Noun

forced disappearance (countable and uncountable, plural forced disappearances)

  1. 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

Questions about forced disappearances

What is forced disappearances the plural of?
Forced disappearances is the plural of forced disappearance.

Words near forced disappearances in the dictionary

  1. forced bets
  2. forced bi
  3. forced convection
  4. forced convections
  5. forced disappearance
  6. forced disappearances
  7. forced down someone's throat
  8. forced entries
  9. forced entry
  10. forced error
  11. forced errors

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