Meaning Of The Word Asylum

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asylum
countable noun: An asylum is a psychiatric hospital.
uncountable noun: 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.

asylum in American English
noun: an institution for the maintenance and care of persons requiring specialized assistance, such as orphans or people with mental illnesses

asylum in British English
noun: 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)

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