asylum (noun)
1asylum — noun 1 protection given by a government ADJECTIVE ▪ political ▪ temporary VERB + ASYLUM ▪ apply for, claim, request, seek …
2asylum — ► NOUN 1) shelter or protection. 2) protection granted by a state to a political refugee. 3) dated an institution for the mentally ill. ORIGIN Greek asulon refuge …
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 — noun 1) he appealed for political asylum Syn: refuge, sanctuary, shelter, safety, protection, security, immunity; a safe haven 2) he was confined to an asylum Syn: psychiatric hospital, mental hospital, mental insti …
6asylum — early 15c., earlier asile (late 14c.), from L. asylum sanctuary, from Gk. asylon refuge, noun use of neut. of asylos inviolable, safe from violence, especially of persons seeking protection, from a without + syle right of seizure. So literally an …
7asylum — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek asylon, neuter of asylos inviolable, from a + sylon right of seizure Date: 15th century 1. an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors ; sanctuary 2.… …
8asylum seeker — noun Someone who flees their home country and seeks asylum in another; a refugee …
9asylum — noun 1 (U) protection given to someone by a government because they have escaped from fighting or political trouble in their own country see also: political asylum 2 (C) old use a mental hospital …
10asylum — noun political asylum Syn: refuge, sanctuary, shelter, protection, immunity, a safe haven …
