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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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Asylum is a noun that means protection or safety, especially for people who have left their own countries for their safety or because of war. It can also mean a hospital for people with mental illnesses. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation and translations.
- English (US)
ASYLUM meaning: 1. protection or safety, especially that...
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asylum translate: azyl, zakład dla obłąkanych , azyl,...
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- English (US)
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.
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.
Learn the meaning of asylum as a noun, with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes. Find out the difference between political asylum and a hospital for the mentally ill.
Asylum is a noun that means a place of refuge, protection, or shelter, especially for political refugees or people with disabilities. It can also refer to an institution for the care of the mentally ill or a sanctuary for criminals or debtors.
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)
