security risk

American  

noun

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

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security risk British  

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of security risk

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

A decision is imminent on a new Chinese embassy in London, something Beijing has long coveted and critics have long said would be a big mistake and a security risk.

From BBC

“They want a higher degree of control and a higher degree of intimacy, because their eyes were opened that this kind of thing can happen to any of us,” said Matthew Dumpert, who heads the enterprise security risk management practice at Kroll.

From The Wall Street Journal

They said it was a national security risk, although foreign lawyers had operated in the city's courts for decades.

From BBC

Yet this doesn’t mean shutting the door to those who have followed the process and aren’t a security risk.

From The Wall Street Journal

It added that the Spanish airline "cannot operate in areas where there is a high security risk" and added that Spain's aviation authority had recommended not flying at this time to Venezuela.

From Barron's