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asylum
[ uh-sahy-luhm ]
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.
- International Law.
- a refuge granted an alien by a sovereign state on its own territory.
- a temporary refuge granted political offenders, especially in a foreign embassy.
- any secure retreat.
asylum
/ əˈsaɪləm /
noun
- 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 )
- shelter; refuge
- international law refuge afforded to a person whose extradition is sought by a foreign government
political asylum
- obsolete.an institution for the shelter, treatment, or confinement of individuals, esp a mental hospital (formerly termed lunatic asylum )
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of asylum1
Example Sentences
The Trump administration is repurposing a mobile application - originally created to facilitate asylum appointments - into a way for undocumented migrants already in the US to "self-deport".
His claim that foreign countries had emptied their asylums into America was not true.
Responding, a Home Office spokesperson said: "The Tories had 14 years to reform immigration and asylum, yet they left a system in chaos and our borders weaker."
A Home Office source told the BBC the Conservatives had left the asylum system in chaos and that their suggestion would be totally unworkable.
During the Biden administration, illegal or undocumented migrants would appear before an immigration officer who would do a preliminary interview to determine if each person had a case for asylum.
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