shout test
n.— «Coast Guard officials call on an asylum officer if migrants aggressively insist they fear for their lives, a standard that rights advocates refer to as the “shout test.” It usually involves showing proof of persecution, such as scarred skin, or documentation of abuse.» —“Coast Guard told not to encourage asylum claims by Haitian migrants” by Ruth Morris in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Duluth News Tribune (Mich.) Jan. 23, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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