flykting substantiv, fugitive, refugee
Uttal: [²fl'yk:ting]
Böjningar: flyktingen, flyktingar
Definition: person som har flytt undan fara
Förklaring: Om flyktingars rättsliga ställning och definition se utlänningslagen 3 kap 2. ("See the Aliens' Act, Chap. 3 section 2, for a definition of the term refugee and details of refugees' legal status.")
Sammansättningar: politisk flykting (political refugee),
      flyktingläger (refugee centre (camp)),
      båtflykting (boat people)

fugitive substantiv, flykting, rymling
Exempel: a wanted fugitive (en efterlyst rymling)

refugee substantiv, flykting
Förklaring: Someone who has had to leave his or her country and come to another country due to political, religious or other kind persecution.