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asy·lum
\əˈsīləm\ noun
(plural asy·lums \-ləmz\)
Etymology: Middle English asilum, from Latin asylum, from Greek asylon, neuter of asylos exempt from spoliation, inviolable, from a- a- (II) + sylon right of seizure
1.
a. : a place of refuge and protection (as a temple, altar, or statue of a god or in later times a Christian church) where criminals and debtors found shelter and from which they could not be forcibly taken without sacrilege : sanctuary
b. international law : a place exempted by custom or convention from the territorial jurisdiction of a state within which it is so that refugees may not be followed to or taken from it except by the consent of the state enjoying the immunity
2. : a place of retreat and security : shelter
< the land of the free and the asylum of the downtrodden — G.W.Pierson >
< the ideal world … is an asylum in which he takes refuge from the troubles of existence — John Dewey >
3.
a. : the protection or inviolability afforded by an asylum : refuge
< the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution — U.N. Declaration of Human Rights >
< fled to England, where he requested and has received political asylum — Encounter >
< he can, if he wishes, seek asylum from present tumults in a past period of history — Reinhold Niebuhr >
b. : the act or the custom of affording shelter or protection to one under or in danger of persecution
< the controversial custom of asylum — Time >
< for the United States diplomatic asylum is not a principle of international law — Alona Evans >
4. : an institution for the protection or relief of some class of destitute, afflicted, or otherwise unfortunate persons
< an orphan asylum >
< an asylum for the deaf and dumb >
especially : an institution for the care of the insane |