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- Dictionaryasylum/əˈsʌɪləm/
noun
- 1. the protection granted by a state to someone who has left their home country as a political refugee: "she applied for asylum and was granted refugee status" Similar
- 2. an institution for the care of people who are mentally ill: dated "he'd been committed to an asylum" Similar
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noun. uk / əˈsaɪ.ləm / us / əˈsaɪ.ləm / asylum noun (PROTECTION) Add to word list. [ U ] protection or safety, especially that given by a government to people who have been forced to leave their own countries for their safety or because of war: to seek / apply for political asylum. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The meaning of ASYLUM is an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary. How to use asylum in a sentence.
noun. (especially formerly) an institution for the maintenance and care of the mentally ill, orphans, or other persons requiring specialized assistance. an inviolable refuge, as formerly for criminals and debtors; sanctuary: He sought asylum in the church. Synonyms: retreat, shelter, haven. International Law.
noun. uk / əˈsaɪləm / us. asylum noun (SAFETY) Add to word list. permission to stay in a country because you are escaping danger in your own country. asylum noun (HOSPITAL) a hospital for people with a mental illness. See also. political asylum. (Definition of asylum from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
When someone needs a refuge from a difficult or dangerous situation, they need asylum. If a government offers to protect people who have fled war or hardship in their own country, it gives them asylum.
If a government gives a person from another country asylum, they allow them to stay, usually because they are unable to return home safely for political reasons.
noun. /əˈsaɪləm/ (also formal political asylum) [uncountable] protection that a government gives to people who have left their own country, usually because they were in danger for political reasons. to seek/apply for/be granted asylum. There was a nationwide debate on whether the asylum laws should be changed. Extra Examples.
asylum. (əˈsaɪləm) n. 1. a safe or inviolable place of refuge, esp as formerly offered by the Christian Church to criminals, outlaws, etc; sanctuary (often in the phrase give asylum to) 2. shelter; refuge. 3. (Law) international law refuge afforded to a person whose extradition is sought by a foreign government: political asylum. 4.
ASYLUM meaning: 1 : protection given by a government to someone who has left another country in order to escape being harmed; 2 : a hospital where people who are mentally ill are cared for especially for long periods of time a mental hospital.
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