Определение слова «asylum» на английский

noun

1. A place of safety or refuge.

2. (uncountable) The protection, physical and legal, afforded by such a place (as, for example, for political refugees).

3. (dated) A place of protection or restraint for one or more classes of the disadvantaged, especially the mentally ill.

verb

1. to place in an asylum

2. to grant protection or refuge