refugee /ˈɹɛfjʊd͡ʒiː/noun 2verb 1forms 3 noun2 •[before a noun] 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.In 1962 a special law had to be passed to permit the immigration of several thousand Chinese refugees who had escaped from Communist China to Hong Kong. — 1964 •A person who is fleeing from justice, punishment deemed righteous, etc.; a runaway, a fugitive. verb1 •(US, historical) To convey (slaves) away from the advance of the federal forces. formsrefugeed · refugeeing · refugees
