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a·sy·lum

(ə-sī′ləm)

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

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.

[Middle English asilum, refuge, from Latin asȳlum, from Greek asūlon, sanctuary, from neuter of asūlos, inviolable : a-, without; see a-¹ + sūlon, right of seizure.]

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asylum

(əˈsaɪləm)

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. (Law) international law refuge afforded to a person whose extradition is sought by a foreign government: political asylum.

4. (Social Welfare) obsolete an institution for the shelter, treatment, or confinement of individuals, esp a mental hospital (formerly termed lunatic asylum)

[C15: via Latin from Greek asulon refuge, from asulos that may not be seized, from a-¹ + sulon right of seizure]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

a•sy•lum

(əˈsaɪ ləm)

n.

1. (esp. formerly) an institution for the maintenance and care of the mentally ill, orphans, or other persons requiring specialized assistance.

2. an inviolable refuge, as formerly for criminals and debtors; sanctuary.

3. protection or shelter granted by a country or embassy to refugees from another country, esp. refugees escaping arrest or prosecution: political asylum.

4. any secure retreat.

[1400–50; late Middle English; < Latin < Greek ásȳlon sanctuary =a- a-⁶ + sŷlon right of seizure]

asylum

- Comes from Greek asulon, "refuge," from asulos, "inviolable."

asylum

noun

1. (Old-fashioned) mental hospital, hospital, institution, psychiatric hospital, madhouse (informal), funny farm (facetious), loony bin (slang), nuthouse (slang), rubber room (U.S. slang), laughing academy (U.S. slang) He spent the rest of his life in a mental asylum.

2. refuge, security, haven, safety, protection, preserve, shelter, retreat, harbour, sanctuary He applied for asylum after fleeing his home country.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

asylum

noun

1. An institution that provides care and shelter:

home, hospice, hospital, shelter.

2. Something that physically protects, especially from danger:

cover, covert, harbor, haven, protection, refuge, retreat, sanctuary, shelter.

3. The state of being protected or safeguarded, as from danger or hardship:

harborage, refuge, sanctuary, shelter.

Translations

مَلْجَأمَلْجَأ لِلعَجَزَه

azylblázinec

asylfristed

Asyl Heim Irrenanstalt

άσυλο

asilo manicomio

turvapaikka

asile abri

azil

elmegyógyintézetmenedékjog

geîveikrahælihæli

asilo politico asilo casa di ricovero manicomio ospizio

亡命

보호 시설

prieglaudaprieglobstispsichiatrinė ligoninė

patvērumspsihiatriskā slimnīca

azyl

azil

asyl

ที่ลี้ภัย

sığınma tımarhane

nơi ẩn náu

庇护精神病院避难

asylum

[əˈsaɪləm]

A. N

1. (= refuge) → asilo m
to seek political asylum → pedir asilo político
to afford or give asylum to sb [place] → servir de asilo a algn; [person] → dar asilo a algn

2. (o.f.) (= mental hospital) → manicomio m

B. CPD asylum seeker N → solicitante mf de asilo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

asylum

[əˈsaɪləm] n → asile m
to seek political asylum → demander l'asile politique
to claim asylum → demander l'asile
to claim political asylum → demander l'asile politique
to give sb asylum → donner asile à qn
to give sb political asylum → donner l'asile politique à qn
to grant sb asylum → accorder l'asile à qn
to grant sb political asylum → accorder l'asile politique à qnasylum seeker n → demandeur/euse m/f d'asile

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

asylum

→ Asyl nt; to ask for (political) asylum → um (politisches) Asyl bitten

(= lunatic asylum) → (Irren)anstalt f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

asylum

[əˈsaɪləm] n

a. (refuge) → asilo, rifugio
to seek political asylum → chiedere asilo politico

b. (also lunatic asylum) → manicomio

asylum

(əˈsailəm) noun

1. safety; protection. He was granted political asylum.

2. an old name for a home for people who are mentally ill.

asylum

→ مَلْجَأ azyl asyl Asyl άσυλο asilo turvapaikka asile azil asilo politico 亡命 보호 시설 asiel asyl azyl asilo, asilo político убежище asyl ที่ลี้ภัย sığınma nơi ẩn náu 庇护

a·sy·lum

n. asilo.

asylum

n asilo; insane — (ant) hospital psiquiátrico or mental, manicomio (ant)

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Noun	1.	asylum - a shelter from danger or hardship sanctuary, refuge harbor, harbour - a place of refuge and comfort and security safehold - a refuge from attack safe house - a house used as a hiding place or refuge by members of certain organizations shelter - a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
	2.	asylum - a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person mental home, mental hospital, mental institution, psychiatric hospital, insane asylum, institution crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, nuthouse, sanatorium, snake pit, Bedlam - pejorative terms for an insane asylum hospital, infirmary - a health facility where patients receive treatment