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asylum
/əˈsaɪləm/
A place of safety or refuge; The protection, physical and legal, afforded by such a place; A place of protection or restraint for one or more classes of the disadvantaged, especially the mentally ill
- plural
- asyla
Meanings
- 1
A place of safety or refuge
Russia gave me political asylum.
Tatoeba · rul · CC BY 2.0 FR
May I apply for asylum?
Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
The protection, physical and legal, afforded by such a place (as, for example, for political refugees)
- 3
A place of protection or restraint for one or more classes of the disadvantaged, especially the mentally ill