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noun protection given by a government ADJ. temporary | political VERB + ASYLUM apply for, claim, request, seek She fled the country, and is now seeking asylum in Sweden. | give sb, grant sb, offer sb, provide (sb with) | get, receive | deny sb, refuse sb Over 400 people have been refused asylum. ASYLUM + NOUN seeker bogus/genuine asylum seekers | application, claim PHRASES an application for asylum, the right to asylum Those fleeing from the war have the right to asylum. mental hospital ADJ. lunatic, mental PREP. in ~ He spent three years in an asylum.
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