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asylum [əˈsaɪləm] n
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) Obsolescent an institution for the shelter, treatment, or confinement of individuals, esp a mental hospital (formerly termed lunatic asylum) [via Latin from Greek asulon refuge, from asulos that may not be seized, from a-1 + sulon right of seizure] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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. Translations 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 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 qn asylum seeker n → demandeur/euse m/f d'asile asylum asylum [əˈsaɪləm] n b. (also lunatic asylum) → manicomio asylum [əˈsaɪləm] n b. (also lunatic asylum) → manicomio 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 보호 prieglobstis patvērums perlindungan asiel asyl, fristed azyl asilo azil убежище azyl azil azil asyl, fristad ที่ลี้ภัย sığınma 庇護 притулок پناہ sự an toàn 避难 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 보호 시설 prieglauda, psichiatrinė ligoninė psihiatriskā slimnīca rumah orang gila gesticht asyl przytułek asilo azil сумасшедший дом blázinec norišnica duševna bolnica sinnessjukhus สถานดูแลผู้ป่วยทางจิต tımarhane 療養院(舊名) дім для божевільних ذہنی مریضوں کا ہسپتال bệnh viện tâm thần 精神病院(旧名) asylum → ملتجأ آمن azyl asyl Asyl άσυλο asilo turvapaikka asile azil asilo politico 亡命 보호 시설 asiel asyl azyl refúgio убежище asyl ที่ลี้ภัย sığınma nơi ẩn náu 庇护 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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