asylum

• Существительное, обозначающее защиту, предоставляемую страной человеку, покинувшему свою родину из-за преследований или опасности.

A noun referring to protection granted by a country to someone who has fled their home country due to persecution or danger.

uncountable

1. Protection for refugeesB2formal

   Protection granted by a country to someone who has fled their home country due to persecution or danger.

   Убежище

   • The refugee applied for political asylum in Canada.
   • The government granted asylum to the family fleeing the war.
   • Many people seek asylum from oppressive regimes.

   Synonymsprotectionrefugesanctuaryshelter

2. Historical institutionB2formalbritish

   An old term for a hospital for the mentally ill or a place of refuge for the destitute.

   Приют

   • The old asylum was closed down in the 1980s.
   • He was committed to a lunatic asylum in the 19th century.
   • The building was originally an orphan asylum.

   Synonymsbedlammadhousemental hospitalpoorhouserefugeshelterworkhouse