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1 asylum
1) (safety; protection: He was granted political asylum.) prieglobstis2) (an old name for a home for people who are mentally ill.) prieglauda, psichiatrinė ligoninė -
2 politics
['politiks](the science or business of, or ideas about, or affairs concerning, government.) politika- politically
- politically correct
- politician
- political asylum
- political prisoner
- political science
См. также в других словарях:
asylum — noun 1 protection given by a government ADJECTIVE ▪ political ▪ temporary VERB + ASYLUM ▪ apply for, claim, request, seek … Collocations dictionary
asylum — ► NOUN 1) shelter or protection. 2) protection granted by a state to a political refugee. 3) dated an institution for the mentally ill. ORIGIN Greek asulon refuge … English terms dictionary
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 — noun 1) he appealed for political asylum Syn: refuge, sanctuary, shelter, safety, protection, security, immunity; a safe haven 2) he was confined to an asylum Syn: psychiatric hospital, mental hospital, mental insti … Thesaurus of popular words
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 — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek asylon, neuter of asylos inviolable, from a + sylon right of seizure Date: 15th century 1. an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors ; sanctuary 2.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
asylum seeker — noun Someone who flees their home country and seeks asylum in another; a refugee … Wiktionary
asylum — noun 1 (U) protection given to someone by a government because they have escaped from fighting or political trouble in their own country see also: political asylum 2 (C) old use a mental hospital … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
asylum — noun political asylum Syn: refuge, sanctuary, shelter, protection, immunity, a safe haven … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
asylum — noun a) A place of safety b) The protection, physical and legal, afforded by such a place. Syn: sanctuary, shelter … Wiktionary