law of asylum

  • 101persecution — per·se·cu·tion n: punishment or harassment usu. of a severe nature on the basis of race, religion, or political opinion in one s country of origin claimed persecution and sought asylum Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 102protection — pro·tec·tion n 1: the act of protecting: the state of being protected entitled to constitutional protection 2 a: one that protects b: supervision or support of one having less power protection of endangered species 3: the freeing of the producers …

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  • 103bastion — I noun asylum, bulwark, castle, citadel, defense, fort, fortification, fortress, mainstay, parapet, rampart, sanctuary, security, stronghold, tower II index bulwark, mainstay, security (safety) Bur …

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  • 104bulwark — I noun abutment, asylum, barricade, barrier, bastion, battlement, buffer, bulkhead, buttress, citadel, defense, embankment, fort, fortification, fortress, guard, haven, insulation, insulator, palladium, parapet, preservation, propugnaculum,… …

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  • 105covert — I adjective clandestine, cloaked, concealed, covered, cryptic, cryptical, dark, delitescent, disguised, furtive, hidden, insidious, invisible, latent, muffled, mysterious, mystic, mystical, nonapparent, occult, out of sight, private, screened,… …

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  • 106freedom from danger — index asylum (protection), preservation, protection, security (safety) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 107inhabitation — I (act of dwelling in) noun dwelling, habitancy, habitation, inhabitancy, living, lodging, lodgment, occupancy, occupation, sojourn, stay, tenancy, tenantry II (place of dwelling) noun abode, asylum, domicile, domicilium, dwelling, dwelling place …

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  • 108inviolable refuge — index asylum (hiding place) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 109lazaretto — index asylum (hospital) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 110lodging — I noun abode, accommodation, address, apartment, asylum, berth, billet, chambers, deversorium, deverticulum, domicile, dormitory, dwelling, dwelling place, habitat, habitation, harbor, home, housing, inhabitance, inhabitancy, living place,… …

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