protection that a government gives to people who have left their own country, usually because they were in danger for political reasons. Asylum seeker · Lunatic asylum · Political asylum

1(formal political asylum) [uncountable] protection that a government gives to people who have left their own country, usually because they were in danger ...

What does the verb asylum mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb asylum. See 'Meaning & use' for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

a person who has been forced to leave their own country because they are in danger and who arrives in another country asking to be allowed to stay there.

(especially British English, old-fashioned, offensive) an institution where mentally ill people live. This term is now considered offensive.

​asylum (= protection that a government gives to people who have left their own country, usually because they were in danger for political reasons).

Definition of political asylum noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, ...

an institution where mentally ill people live (the use of this expression is now offensive) This great composer ended his days in a lunatic asylum.

protection or safety, especially that given by a government to people who have been forced to leave their own countries for their safety or because of war:.

Definition of the National Asylum Support Service in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, ...