asylum

Definition of Asylum in English :

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Noun

1. asylum, refuge, sanctuary

a shelter from danger or hardship

2. asylum, insane asylum, institution, mental home, mental hospital, mental institution, psychiatric hospital

a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Asylum

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noun

1.

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)

2.

shelter; refuge

3. international law

refuge afforded to a person whose extradition is sought by a foreign government

political asylum

4. obsolete

an institution for the shelter, treatment, or confinement of individuals, esp a psychiatric hospital (formerly termed lunatic asylum)

Asylum

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noun

1. Obsolete

a sanctuary, as a temple, where criminals, debtors, etc. were safe from arrest

2.

a place where one is safe and secure; refuge

3.

the protection given by a sanctuary or refuge or by one country to refugees from another country

4.

an institution for the care of the mentally ill, or of the aged, the poor, etc.

in this sense, largely replaced by such terms as mental (or psychiatric) hospital, nursing home, etc.

Asylum

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n.

1. Protection and immunity from extradition granted by a government to a political refugee from another country.

2.

a. A place offering protection and safety; a shelter. See Synonyms at shelter.

b. Protection or shelter; refuge: viewed her friend's apartment as a place of asylum.

c. A place, such as a church, formerly constituting an inviolable refuge for criminals or debtors.

3. An institution for the care of people, especially those with physical or mental disabilities, who require organized supervision or assistance.

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