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Meanings of
asylum
in anglès
portuguès
hospitais psiquiátricos
català
manicomi
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A hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person.
institution
mental hospital
psychiatric hospital
mental institution
mental home
insane asylum
català
manicomi
portuguès
guarida
català
asil
espanyol
santuario
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A place of safety, refuge or protection.
refuge
sanctuary
català
asil
Sinònims
Examples for "
refuge
"
refuge
sanctuary
Examples for "
refuge
"
1
Their citizens almost always have the legal right to
refuge
in Europe.
2
Investors often take
refuge
in those sectors at times of market uncertainty.
3
However, if water seeps into the vehicle, seek
refuge
on the roof.
4
A particularly good place to take
refuge
was Durham Cathedral in England.
5
At other times, however, they operate more as
refuge
than food dispensary.
1
Millions have fled Middle Eastern trouble spots seeking
sanctuary
in Western Europe.
2
Later, when the current lessened, water filled the
sanctuary
;
the animals drowned.
3
We may decide for example to set those up as
sanctuary
areas.
4
New
sanctuary
laws protecting immigrants went into effect in California in January.
5
And there were two doors in the temple, and in the
sanctuary
.
Usage of
asylum
in anglès
1
There's no prospect of Britain joining a common
asylum
process in Europe.
2
A large number of
asylum
-
seekers
in Ireland come from non-English speaking countries.
3
Everyone agrees Europe needs to urgently overhaul its
asylum
and immigration rules.
4
It said the two countries'
asylum
strategy needed to be radically reviewed.
5
A former government minister, he won political
asylum
in Britain in 2011.
6
Spain has become the new main entry point for
asylum
-
seekers
fleeing Africa.
7
Also read: EFF calls on SA government to grant Mugabe political
asylum
8
Refugees and
asylum
seekers remain the responsibility of Home Affairs, it said.
9
Most
asylum
-
seekers
came to Hungary from Kosovo, Afghanistan and Syria last year.
10
Serious doubts remain over whether Mexico can keep vulnerable
asylum
seekers safe.
11
People seeking
asylum
can ask for the case to stay completely confidential.
12
Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga denied there were particular access barriers for
asylum
-
seekers
.
13
The passengers were denied
asylum
by Cuba, and sent back to Europe.
14
Locking up
asylum
seekers is simply an abuse of power, he suggests.
15
This represents about one out of every 100
asylum
applications in Europe.
16
Balibay has submitted four
asylum
applications, including one in August last year.
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Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
asylum
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
lunatic asylum
seek asylum
political asylum
insane asylum
grant asylum
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Translations for
asylum
portuguès
hospitais psiquiátricos
hospital psiquiátrico
guarida
refúgio
asilo
català
manicomi
psiquiàtric
asil
espanyol
santuario
asilo
refugio
Asylum
through the time
Asylum
across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
Ireland
Common
Australia
Less common
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