apply for asylum
1apply for — phr verb Apply for is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑argument Apply for is used with these nouns as the object: ↑admission, ↑asylum, ↑bail, ↑citizenship, ↑clearance, ↑divorce, ↑entry, ↑exemption, ↑extension …
2Asylum in the United States — The United States honors the right of asylum of individuals as specified by international and federal law. A specified number of legally defined refugees, who apply for asylum either overseas or after arriving in the U.S., are admitted annually.… …
3asylum — asy·lum /ə sī ləm/ n: protection from arrest and extradition given esp. to political refugees by a nation or by an embassy or other agency that has diplomatic immunity Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. asylum …
4asylum seeker — noun A person who migrates to another country seeking political asylum • • • Main Entry: ↑asylum * * * asylum seeker UK US noun [countable] [singular asylum seeker plural …
5Asylum and Immigration Tribunal — The Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT) is a tribunal constituted in the United Kingdom with jurisdiction to hear appeals from many immigration and asylum decisions. It was created on 4 April 2005, replacing the former Immigration Appellate… …
6asylum — noun 1 protection given by a government ADJECTIVE ▪ political ▪ temporary VERB + ASYLUM ▪ apply for, claim, request, seek …
7Asylum — As a signatory to the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951, Austria agreed to give refugees the same treatment as other foreigners resident in the country. In some respects, they could enjoy the privileges of Austrian citizens. They had legal… …
8asylum — a|sy|lum [əˈsaıləm] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: Greek asylon, from asylos not able to be seized ] 1.) [U] protection given to someone by a government because they have escaped from fighting or political trouble in their own country apply …
9Right of asylum — Asylum seekers by country of origin.   40,000 asylum seekers …
10National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers — The National Asylum for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers was established on March 3, 1865, in the United States by Congress to provide care for volunteer soldiers who had been disabled through loss of limb, wounds, disease, or injury during service in …
