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refuge granted to a person in order to avoid political persecution or harassment. See asylum.
Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.
political asylum
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political asylum — asylum provided by one nation to refugees, esp. political refugees, from another nation. [1950 55] * * * poˌlitical aˈsylum [political asylum] noun uncountable (formal) = ↑ … Useful english dictionary
political asylum — noun VERB + POLITICAL ASYLUM ▪ apply for, ask for, claim, seek ▪ grant sb, offer sb ▪ He was granted political asylum in Sweden. PHRASES … Collocations dictionary
political asylum — N UNCOUNT Political asylum is the right to live in a foreign country and is given by the government of that country to people who have to leave their own country for political reasons. ...a university teacher who is seeking political asylum in… … English dictionary
political asylum — po.litical a sylum n [U] the right to stay in another country if you cannot live safely in your own country because of the political situation there ▪ Refugees were seeking political asylum in Britain. ▪ No country would grant (=give) him… … Dictionary of contemporary English
political asylum — noun (U) the right to remain safely in another country if you cannot live safely in your own because of the political situation there: refugees seeking political asylum … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
political asylum — asylum provided by one nation to refugees, esp. political refugees, from another nation. [1950 55] * * * … Universalium
political asylum — /pəlɪtɪkəl əˈsaɪləm/ (say puhl1t1kuhl uh suyluhm) noun asylum (def. 3) provided by a foreign country for someone fleeing political persecution in their own country …
political asylum — noun The protection, by a sovereign state, of a person who is persecuted in his own country for his political opinions or activity … Wiktionary
political asylum — arriving at a country which does not have an extradition treaty with the country one is escaping from … English contemporary dictionary
List of United States citizens granted political asylum in Cuba — This is a list of United States citizens who have been granted political asylum in Cuba.House Concurrent Resolution 254, passed in 1998, put the number at 90. [ [http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi bin/query/z?c105:hc254: House Concurrent Resolution 254]… … Wikipedia
