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Asyl — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • asylum noun Protection given by a country to someone fleeing danger or persecution in their own country.
  • sanctuary noun A place of safety or refuge from danger or persecution.

Senses

Asyl is used for these senses in English:

  • asylum A place of safety or refuge.
  • political asylum The protection, by a sovereign state, of a person who is persecuted in their own country for their political opinions or activity
  • right of asylum (legal) The right of a person persecuted by his or her own country to be protected by another sovereign authority.
  • sanctuary A state of being protected, asylum.

asylum — full definition

  1. noun Protection given by a country to someone fleeing danger or persecution in their own country.
  2. noun A place of safety or refuge.
  3. noun (dated) An institution for the care of people with mental illness.

sanctuary — full definition

  1. noun A place of safety or refuge from danger or persecution.
  2. noun An area set aside to protect wildlife or nature.
  3. noun The sacred, central part of a church or temple around the altar.

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