asylum /ə-sīˈləm/

1. A place of refuge for debtors and for those accused of crime
2. An institution for the care or relief of the unfortunate, such as the blind or (old) mentally ill
3. (any place of) refuge or protection
4. Political asylum

asyleeˈ noun (chiefly US)

A person who has been granted asylum

asylum seeker noun

A person who migrates to another country seeking political asylum

political asylum

1. Protection given to a person by one country from arrest in another
2. Refuge provided by a country to a person leaving his or her own without the permission of its government

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