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   asylum

   /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 refugesanctuarysheltersafetysafe keepingprotectionsecurityimmunityhavensafe havenretreatsanctumharbourport in a stormoasissafe housefastnesshideawayhideoutboltholefoxholehiding placeden
   • ▪ shelter or protection from danger: "we provide asylum for those too ill to care for themselves" Similar refugesanctuarysheltersafetysafe keepingprotectionsecurityimmunityhavensafe havenretreatsanctumharbourport in a stormoasissafe housefastnesshideawayhideoutboltholefoxholehiding placeden
   • 2. an institution for the care of people who are mentally ill: dated "he'd been committed to an asylum" Similar psychiatric hospitalpsychiatric unithospitalhomeinstitutioninformal:nuthousefunny farmloony binbughousebooby hatchdated, offensive:mental institutionmental hospitalmental homearchaic:bedlammadhouse

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘place of refuge’, especially for criminals): via Latin from Greek asulon ‘refuge’, from asulos ‘inviolable’, from a- ‘without’ + sulon ‘right of seizure’. Current senses date from the 18th century.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishASYLUM | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   ASYLUM definition: 1. protection or safety, especially that given by a government to people who have been forced to…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › asylumAsylum Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   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.

4. www.britannica.com › topic › asylumAsylum | Definition, Rights & Processes | Britannica

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   Oct 3, 2024 · asylum, in international law, the protection granted by a state to a foreign citizen against his own state. The person for whom asylum is established has no legal right to demand it, and the sheltering state has no obligation to grant it.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › asylumAsylum - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   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.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishASYLUM definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   4 meanings: 1. a safe or inviolable place of refuge, esp as formerly offered by the Christian Church to criminals, outlaws,.... Click for more definitions.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordASYLUM - Meaning & Translations | Collins English Dictionary

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   Definitions of 'asylum'. 1. 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. [...] 2. An asylum is a psychiatric hospital. [old-fashioned] [...] More.

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   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.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishASYLUM | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge...

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   ASYLUM definition: 1. permission to stay in a country because you are escaping danger in your own country 2. a…. Learn more.

10. www.oed.com › dictionary › asylum_nasylum, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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    What does the noun asylum mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun asylum . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishasylum noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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    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.