to grant political asylum

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• political asylum — noun VERB + POLITICAL ASYLUM ▪ apply for, ask for, claim, seek ▪ grant sb, offer sb ▪ He was granted political asylum in Sweden. PHRASES …   Collocations dictionary

• political asylum — po.litical a sylum n [U] the right to stay in another country if you cannot live safely in your own country because of the political situation there ▪ Refugees were seeking political asylum in Britain. ▪ No country would grant (=give) him… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• 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 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

• asylum — n. 1) to grant asylum to 2) to receive; seek asylum 3) to deny smb. asylum 4) political asylum (they were granted political asylum) * * * [ə saɪləm] seek asylum to deny smb. asylum to grant asylum to to receive political asylum (they were granted …   Combinatory dictionary

• 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

• grant — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ large, substantial ▪ small ▪ full (esp. BrE) ▪ Full student maintenance grants are a thing of the past. (BrE) …   Collocations dictionary

• Asylum (Colombia/Peru) — In the Asylum Case (Columbia v Peru), judgement 20 November 1950 (General List No. 7 (1949 1950)), the International Court of Justice (ICJ) recognised that Article 38 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice encompassed local custom… …   Wikipedia

• grant — 01. He has received a [grant] from the government to continue his research for the next five years. 02. The government has [granted] political asylum to those refugees from Kosovo who requested it. 03. The students of a local high school have… …   Grammatical examples in English

• grant — [[t]grɑ͟ːnt, græ̱nt[/t]] ♦♦ grants, granting, granted 1) N COUNT A grant is an amount of money that a government or other institution gives to an individual or to an organization for a particular purpose such as education or home improvements.… …   English dictionary