asylum
(especially formerly) an institution for the maintenance and care of the mentally ill, orphans, or other persons requiring specialized assistance.
an inviolable refuge, as formerly for criminals and debtors; sanctuary: He sought asylum in the church.
International Law.
a refuge granted an alien by a sovereign state on its own territory.
a temporary refuge granted political offenders, especially in a foreign embassy.
any secure retreat.
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How to use asylum in a sentence
The agreements require that migrants who travel from other countries through Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras to reach the US-Mexico border must first apply for asylum in one of those three countries, before applying for asylum in the US.
Cuccinelli allegedly felt the reports were written solely to push back on the president’s asylum policy.
Be sure to check out this deep dive into how asylum works and all the problems riddling the asylum system from the Union-Tribune.
Border Report: The Lingering Trauma of Family Separation | Maya Srikrishnan | August 31, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoIt includes an explanation about how incomplete, inconsistent and erroneous asylum data is and an interactive so you can see what it’s like to go through the asylum process yourself.
Border Report: The Lingering Trauma of Family Separation | Maya Srikrishnan | August 31, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoThis includes a travel ban on 31 countries, the end of asylum at the southern border, and the suspension of immigration for many family- and employment-based categories as well as four temporary-worker programs.
New U.S. Citizens Were One Of The Fastest-Growing Voting Blocs. But Not This Year. | Eileen Guo | August 31, 2020 | FiveThirtyEight
Shakur was on the run for five years after her prison break before managing to reach Cuba, where she was granted asylum in 1984.
In 1996, Bourjerdi was granted political asylum and went to Australia as a refugee.
This is because the only location that debate could take place would be in an asylum.
The report explains that there are two stages asylum-seekers must go through when apprehended at the border.
U.S. Extends Protection To Honduran Immigrants | Caitlin Dickson | October 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was unpleasant and discombobulating: a simulation of hostage-taking, mental asylum and demented dreamscape all rolled into one.
Foreign families of neutral nationality sought more tranquil asylum far beyond the suburbs or on ships lying in the harbour.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanLofty trees cast their gigantic shadows along the ground, and promised a secure asylum to peaceful meditation.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottIn this city he encountered his former ranking officer, shorn of all his possessions, and just emerging from an insane asylum.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheIf you were in San Francisco you might find some of the attendants in the asylum, who could give you the information you desire.
The Cromptons | Mary J. HolmesHe was healed at Heilsberg, then locked up in an insane asylum at Stuttgart.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
British Dictionary definitions for asylum
/ (əˈsaɪləm) /
a safe or inviolable place of refuge, esp as formerly offered by the Christian Church to criminals, outlaws, etc; sanctuary (often in the phrase give asylum to)
shelter; refuge
international law refuge afforded to a person whose extradition is sought by a foreign government: political asylum
obsolete an institution for the shelter, treatment, or confinement of individuals, esp a mental hospital (formerly termed lunatic asylum)
Origin of asylum
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