Phrase Hound found 15 phrases and 3 compound words that contain asylum. The most common are listed below. Open asylum in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 15
- asylum seekerA person who has applied for asylum in a foreign country but has not yet been granted refugee status by that country.
- asylum seekersplural of asylum seeker: A person who has applied for asylum in a foreign country but has not yet been granted refugee status by that country.
- right of asylumThe right of a person persecuted by his or her own country to be protected by another sovereign authority.
- political asylumThe protection, by a sovereign state, of a person who is persecuted in their own country for their political opinions or activity
- asylum shoppingA practice of applying for asylum in a more ideal state rather than in the nearest or first-reached safe state.
- rights of asylumplural of right of asylum: The right of a person persecuted by his or her own country to be protected by another sovereign authority.
- orphan asylumorphanage
- Magdalene asylumA religious prison for prostitutes and unmarried mothers, usually as a source of forced labour.
- the lunatics have taken over the asylumSaid of a situation in which those in charge are incapable of handling their responsibilities, and should rather be put under scrutiny themselves.
- asylum hotelA hotel used to house asylum seekers while their claim to live in a country is processed.
- Khia asylumA hypothetical prison or asylum where pop stars or rappers seen as past their prime, known as Khias, are said to be locked up.
- asylum hotelsplural of asylum hotel: A hotel used to house asylum seekers while their claim to live in a country is processed.
- lunatics have taken over the asylumAlternative form of the lunatics have taken over the asylum: Said of a situation in which those in charge are incapable of handling their responsibilities, and should rather be put under scrutiny themselves.
- mental asylumA mental hospital.
- insane asylumA facility where persons with serious mental disorders are housed.
Compound words 3
- asyleeA non-citizen of a country who has been granted asylum in that country.
- asylumlikeResembling an asylum (hospitally for the mentally ill).
- asylophobicprejudiced against asylum seekers