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asylum

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a·sy·lum  (-slm)
n.
1. An institution for the care of people, especially those with physical or mental impairments, who require organized supervision or assistance.
2. A place offering protection and safety; a shelter.
3. A place, such as a church, formerly constituting an inviolable refuge for criminals or debtors.
4. The protection afforded by a sanctuary. See Synonyms at shelter.
5. Protection and immunity from extradition granted by a government to a political refugee from another country.

[Middle English asilum, refuge, from Latin aslum, from Greek aslon, sanctuary, from neuter of aslos, inviolable : a-, without; see a-1 + slon, right of seizure.]

asylum
Noun
1. refuge granted to a political refugee from a foreign country
2. (formerly) a mental hospital [Greek asulon]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.asylum - a shelter from danger or hardship
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.asylumasylum - a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
hospital, infirmary - a health facility where patients receive treatment

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)
Translations
asylum [əˈsaɪləm] n (= refuge) → asilo (= hospital); manicomio;
to seek political asylum → pedir asilo político

asylum [əˈsaɪləm] nasile m;
to seek political asylum → demander l'asile politique

asylum [əˈsaɪləm] nAsyl nt;
(mental hospital) → psychiatrische Klinik f;
to seek political asylum → um (politisches) Asyl bitten

asylum [əˈsaɪləm] nasilo (= lunatic asylum); manicomio;
to seek political asylum → chiedere asilo politico

asylum
n asylum [əˈsailəm]
1 safety; protection He was granted political asylum. asiel مَلْجَأ убежище azyl fristed; asyl das Asyl άσυλο asilo varjupaik پناه؛ ایمنی turvapaikka asile מִקלַט מדִינִי शरण azil menedék(jog) suaka hæli asilo 亡命 망명, 피난처 prieglobstis patvērums perlindungan asiel asyl, fristed azyl asilo azil убежище azyl azil azil asyl, fristad ที่ลี้ภัย sığınma 避難 притулок پناہ sự an toàn
2 an old name for a home for people who are mentally ill. gestig مَلْجَأ لِلعَجَزَه приют blázinec asyl die Irrenanstalt άσυλο (φρενοβλαβών) manicomio hullumaja تیمارستان mielisairaala asile (d'aliénés) מוֹסָד לְחוֹלֵי נֶפֶש पागलखाना ludnica elmegyógyintézet rumah sakit jiwa geðveikrahæli manicomio 保護収容施設 보호소, 수용소 prieglauda, psichiatrinė ligoninė psihiatriskā slimnīca rumah orang gila gesticht asyl przytułek asilo azil сумасшедший дом blázinec norišnica duševna bolnica sinnessjukhus สถานดูแลผู้ป่วยทางจิต tımarhane 精神病院(舊名) дім для божевільних ذہنی مریضوں کا ہسپتال bệnh viện tâm thần 精神


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It had been accordingly arranged that he should remove Miserrimus Dexter to the asylum of which he was the proprietor as soon as the preparations for receiving the patient could be completed.
We're getting a little boy from an orphan asylum in Nova Scotia and he's coming on the train tonight.
But it will be owing only to your labors, and the fearless efforts of those who, trampling the laws and Constitution of the country under their feet, are determined that they will "hide the out- cast," and that their hearths shall be, spite of the law, an asylum for the oppressed, if, some time or other, the humblest may stand in our streets, and bear witness in safety against the cruelties of which he has been the victim.
 
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