LEGAL WORD
Asylum
Legal term · International law
Asylum
- Type: Legal term
- Area of law: International law
1 What it means
Protection given by a state to a person fleeing persecution in another country.
2 Use it in a sentence
He applied for asylum citing political persecution.
3 Make it stick
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