request asylum

Frequency: 6.59.8 per million words

To ask for asylum.

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Examples (10)

  • Many people fleeing persecution request asylum in neighboring countries.
  • After the coup, the journalist had to request asylum at a foreign embassy.
  • If the situation worsens, they will have no choice but to request asylum.
  • He has officially requested asylum and is now awaiting a decision from the government.
  • To be considered a refugee, one must formally request asylum upon arrival.
  • Requesting asylum is a long and often difficult legal process.
  • Her lawyer advised her to request political asylum immediately.
  • You have the right to request asylum if you can prove a well-founded fear of persecution.
  • The family decided to request asylum after facing threats in their homeland.
  • The activist, fearing for his safety, was forced to request asylum in a neutral country.