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n

A place of refuge, sanctuary, or shelter, especially an institution for the maintenance and care of people requiring special assistance.
political asylum
  1. The decision by a countryÂ’s government to allow within its border a person from another country and to protect that person from prosecution and persecution by that other countryÂ’s government.
  2. The protection and refuge granted by a country to citizens and residents of other countries who obtain entry unto the premises of its foreign embassies and consulates.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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