Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - asylum
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Asylum
asylum
noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek asylon, neuter of asylos inviolable, from a- + sylon right of seizure Date: 15th century 1. an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors ; sanctuary 2. a place of retreat and security ; shelter 3. a. the protection or inviolability afforded by an ~ ; refuge b. protection from arrest and extradition given especially to political refugees by a nation or by an embassy or other agency enjoying diplomatic immunity 4. an institution for the care of the destitute or sick and especially the insane
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n. 1 sanctuary; protection, esp. for those pursued by the law (seek asylum). 2 hist. any of various kinds of institution offering shelter and support to distressed or destitute individuals, esp. the mentally ill. Phrases and idioms political asylum protection given by a State to a political refugee from another country. Etymology: ME f. L f. Gk asulon refuge f. a- not + sulon right of seizure ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. убежище, приют, богадельня orphan asylum —- сиротский приют asylum for the poor —- богадельня 2. убежище, защита diplomatic asylum —- дипломатическое убежище territorial asylum —- территориальное убежище to grant (political) asylum —- предоставлять (политическое) убежище 3. редк. психиатрическая больница ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) приют; убежище 2) психиатрическая лечебница (тж. lunatic asylum) Syn: see protection ...Англо-русский словарь
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(asylums) 1. If a government gives a person from another country asylum, they allow them to stay, usually because they are unable to return home safely for political reasons. He applied for asylum in 1987 after fleeing the police back home. = sanctuary N-UNCOUNT 2. An asylum is a psychiatric hospital. (OLD-FASHIONED) N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 protection given to someone by a government because they have escaped from fighting or political trouble in their own country (- see also political asylum) 2 old use a mental hospital asymmetrical also asymmetric ~ adj 1 having two sides that are different in shape (asymmetrical patterns) 2 formal not equal (- opposite symmetrical) - asymmetrically adv ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- early 15c., from L. asylum "sanctuary," from Gk. asylon "refuge," neut. of asylos "inviolable," from a- "without" + syle "right of seizure." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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