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asylum

noun as in refuge

noun as in psychiatric hospital

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The budget for the Home Office is set to shrink by 3.3% next year in real terms, with the bulk of this coming from assumed savings on asylum support.

From BBC

He left Iran in 2007 and received asylum in Norway, before joining US broadcaster Voice of America's Persian service in Washington DC.

From BBC

Trump could also re-implement his "Remain in Mexico" policy that required asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while claims are processed.

From BBC

During the Trump administration, about 70,000 asylum seekers were returned to Mexico to wait for their hearings.

From BBC

Asylum seekers who had given the federal government their home addresses wondered whether they should pack up and move.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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