right to seek asylum

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• Right of asylum — Asylum seekers by country of origin.   40,000 asylum seekers …   Wikipedia

• Asylum shopping — is a term used mostly in the context of the European Union and the Schengen area of the phenomenon where an asylum seeker applies for asylum in several member states in order to find the easiest acceptance or best social security payments,… …   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

• asylum — n. 1 sanctuary; protection, esp. for those pursued by the law (seek asylum). 2 hist. any of various kinds of institution offering shelter and support to distressed or destitute individuals, esp. the mentally ill. Phrases and idioms: political… …   Useful english 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

• asylum — noun 1 protection given by a government ADJECTIVE ▪ political ▪ temporary VERB + ASYLUM ▪ apply for, claim, request, seek …   Collocations dictionary

• Asylum and Immigration Tribunal — The Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT) is a tribunal constituted in the United Kingdom with jurisdiction to hear appeals from many immigration and asylum decisions. It was created on 4 April 2005, replacing the former Immigration Appellate… …   Wikipedia

• Hanwell Asylum — The (1st Middlesex) County Asylum at Hanwell, also known as Hanwell Insane Asylum, was built for the pauper insane and has evolved to become the West London Mental Health (NHS) Trust (WLMHT). The 2nd Middlesex was Colney Hatch Asylum, opened in… …   Wikipedia

• Refugee — According to the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, a refugee is a person who owing to a well founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political… …   Wikipedia