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repatriation

/ˌriːˌpætriˈeɪʃən/

B1CEFR level
60/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

Law noun

The return of a person to their country of nationality or origin.

The voluntary repatriation of the refugees required firm security guarantees.

Topic: Human rights in Legal English

Business noun

The return of an employee to their home country at the end of an overseas assignment.

Poorly managed repatriation is a common reason returning staff resign within a year.

Topic: Human resources in Business English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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