asylum

simple noun23 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.4

Protection granted by a nation to someone who has left their native country as a political refugee.

Asylum granted for a limited period of time.

A hospital for people with mental illness (dated).

A hospital for people with severe mental illness (dated and often offensive).

A hospital for people with severe mental illness (very dated and offensive).

A person who has left their home country as a political refugee and is seeking asylum in another.

A formal request to be granted asylum.

A declaration that one is entitled to asylum.

A legal matter concerning a request for asylum.

Used to refer to the specific act or document of applying for asylum.

The legal principle that a person persecuted in their own country may be protected by another sovereign authority.

The legal principle that a person persecuted in their own country may be protected by another sovereign authority.

Refers to being resident in a mental hospital (dated).

To try to obtain asylum.

To make a formal written request for asylum.

To state that one has the right to asylum.

To formally agree to give someone asylum.

To not give asylum to someone who has asked for it.

To ask for asylum.

To present the possibility of asylum to someone.

To refuse to grant asylum to someone.

To provide someone with asylum.

To successfully obtain asylum.

To be given asylum.