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   a·sy·lum

   /əˈsīləm/

   noun

   • 1. the protection granted by a nation to someone who has left their native country as a political refugee: "she applied for asylum and was granted refugee status" Similar refugesanctuarysheltersafetysafe keepingprotectionsecurityimmunityhavensafe havenretreatsanctumharborport in a stormoasissafe housefastnesshideawayhideoutboltholefoxholehiding placeden
   • ▪ shelter or protection from danger: "we provide asylum for those too ill to care for themselves" Similar refugesanctuarysheltersafetysafe keepingprotectionsecurityimmunityhavensafe havenretreatsanctumharborport in a stormoasissafe housefastnesshideawayhideoutboltholefoxholehiding placeden
   • 2. an institution offering shelter and support to people who are mentally ill: dated "he'd been committed to an asylum" Similar psychiatric hospitalpsychiatric unithospitalhomeinstitutioninformal:nuthousefunny farmloony binbughousebooby hatchdated, offensive:mental institutionmental hospitalarchaic:bedlammadhouse

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘place of refuge’, especially for criminals): via Latin from Greek asulon ‘refuge’, from asulos ‘inviolable’, from a- ‘without’ + sulon ‘right of seizure’. Current senses date from the 18th century.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   uk / əˈsaɪ.ləm / us / əˈsaɪ.ləm / asylum noun (PROTECTION) Add to word list. [ U ] protection or safety, especially that given by a government to people who have been forced to leave their own countries for their safety or because of war: to seek / apply for political asylum. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Protection and protectors.

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   /əˈsaɪləm/ (also formal political asylum) [uncountable] protection that a government gives to people who have left their own country, usually because they were in danger for political reasons. to seek/apply for/be granted asylum. There was a nationwide debate on whether the asylum laws should be changed. Extra Examples. Topics Social issues c1.

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