security risk

noun

a person considered by authorities as likely to commit acts that might threaten the security of a country.

security risk

noun

a person deemed to be a threat to state security in that he could be open to pressure, have subversive political beliefs, etc

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Word History and Origins

Origin of security risk¹

First recorded in 1950–55

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Pete Hegseth is a monumental national security risk.

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Prison staff who went on strike in protest told the BBC how laxity inside jails was undermining morale and presenting a growing security risk.

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Meanwhile, lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil are currently challenging an immigration judge's ruling on Friday allowing the government to deport him as a national security risk.

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His decision go to the Munich security conference two weeks before the invasion, despite being advised that this would be a security risk, was pivotal, argues Mr Arnold.

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The men were held under Israel's Unlawful Combatants Law, a measure by which people suspected of posing a security risk can be detained for an unspecified period without charge, as Israel set out to recover the hostages and dismantle the proscribed terror group.

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