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Asylum is protection, a place of rest or safety, or a place where people go when their mental condition keeps them from being able to live on their own. (noun)

A hospital for the mentally ill is an example of an asylum.
A country that accepted a person from another country that was in danger is an example of a country that gave asylum to that person.

See asylum in Webster's New World College Dictionary