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asylum
noun [U] (PROTECTION) /əˈsaɪ.ləm/Definition
› 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: to seek/apply for political asylumProtection and protectorsEnvironmental issues
(Definition of asylum noun (PROTECTION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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