1 (also formal political asylum) [U] protection that a government gives to people who have left their own country, usually because they were in danger for political reasons:
to seek / apply for / be granted asylum * the rights of asylum seekers (= people asking for political asylum) * There was a nationwide debate on whether the asylum laws should be changed.
2 [C] (old use) a hospital where people who were mentally ill could be cared for, often for a long time
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