Seeking Asylum (film) — Seeking Asylum Directed by Marco Ferreri Produced by Jacqueline Ferreri Renzo Rossellini Written by Roberto Benigni Gérard Brach Marco Ferreri … Wikipedia
asylum — noun 1 protection given by a government ADJECTIVE ▪ political ▪ temporary VERB + ASYLUM ▪ apply for, claim, request, seek … Collocations dictionary
Asylum — Usually a specific place of refuge, e.g. a church altar: a person seeking asylum could not be removed by force. [< Gk. asulon = refuge] Cf. Abjure the realm; Sanctuary … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
asylum — asy·lum /ə sī ləm/ n: protection from arrest and extradition given esp. to political refugees by a nation or by an embassy or other agency that has diplomatic immunity Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. asylum … Law dictionary
asylum seeker — noun A person who migrates to another country seeking political asylum • • • Main Entry: ↑asylum * * * asylum seeker UK US noun [countable] [singular asylum seeker plural … Useful english dictionary
asylum — early 15c., earlier asile (late 14c.), from L. asylum sanctuary, from Gk. asylon refuge, noun use of neut. of asylos inviolable, safe from violence, especially of persons seeking protection, from a without + syle right of seizure. So literally an … Etymology dictionary
Asylum in the United States — The United States honors the right of asylum of individuals as specified by international and federal law. A specified number of legally defined refugees, who apply for asylum either overseas or after arriving in the U.S., are admitted annually.… … Wikipedia
Right of asylum — Asylum seekers by country of origin. 40,000 asylum seekers … Wikipedia
asylum — /euh suy leuhm/, n. 1. (esp. formerly) an institution for the maintenance and care of the mentally ill, orphans, or other persons requiring specialized assistance. 2. an inviolable refuge, as formerly for criminals and debtors; sanctuary: He… … Universalium
asylum */*/ — UK [əˈsaɪləm] / US noun Word forms asylum : singular asylum plural asylums 1) [uncountable] the right to stay in a country, given by a government to protect someone who has escaped from war or political trouble in their own country seek asylum:… … English dictionary
asylum — a|sy|lum [ ə saıləm ] noun ** 1. ) uncount the right to stay in a country, given by a government to protect someone who has escaped from war or political trouble in their own country: seek asylum: More than half a million people sought asylum in… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English