Asylum | Mean of asylum in English Dictionary
/əˈsaɪləm/
- Noun
- protection given by a government to someone who has left another country in order to escape being harmed
- She asked for political asylum.
- She was granted asylum after it was made clear that she would be killed if she returned to her native country.
- asylum seekers
- a hospital where people who are mentally ill are cared for especially for long periods of time
