right of sanctuary
1Right of Sanctuary — See: Asylum, Right of, Sanctuary, Right of …
2right of sanctuary — right to receive refuge …
3Sanctuary — • A consecrated place of refuge • Church architecture term Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sanctuary ♦ Sanctuary …
4Sanctuary — Sanctuary was a right of the English Church whereby cathedrals, abbeys, churches, and churchyards could serve as places of refuge for criminals, debtors, victims of abuse, and political refugees. In theory, a person claiming sanctuary could …
5Sanctuary — Right of 1) Temporary protection of fugitives from pursuit, pending investigation or exile. By reaching a church or certain land under church jurisdiction, a fugitive from the king s justice could claim refuge for forty days after which they had… …
6sanctuary — mid 14c., building set apart for holy worship, from Anglo Fr. sentuarie, from O.Fr. sainctuarie, from L.L. sanctuarium a sacred place, shrine (especially the Hebrew Holy of Holies; see SANCTUM (Cf. sanctum)), also a private room, from L. sanctus… …
7Right of asylum — Asylum seekers by country of origin.   40,000 asylum seekers …
8Sanctuary movement — The Sanctuary movement was a religious and political movement of approximately 500 in the U.S. that helped Central American refugees by sheltering them from Immigration and Naturalization Service authorities. The movement flourished between 1982… …
9sanctuary — sanctuaried, adj. /sangk chooh er ee/, n., pl. sanctuaries. 1. a sacred or holy place. 2. Judaism. a. the Biblical tabernacle or the Temple in Jerusalem. b. the holy of holies of these places of worship. 3. an especially holy place in a temple or …
10Sanctuary, Right of — ♦ Churches or areas in their jurisdiciton which were recognized as offering fugitives from the king s justice a refuge for forty days after which they had to leave its safety and abjure the realm as outlaws. (Heath, Peter. Church and Realm, 1272… …
