Difference between revisions of "Asylum"
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| − | In [[politics]], '''asylum''' or '''political asylum''' means safe entrance into another country for a controversial figure no longer wanted by his own country. | + | In [[politics]], '''asylum''' or '''political asylum''' means safe entrance into another country for a controversial figure no longer wanted by his own country. It can also mean refuge in another country for a person who fears persecution in his own country. |
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Revision as of 01:47, September 14, 2010
In politics, asylum or political asylum means safe entrance into another country for a controversial figure no longer wanted by his own country. It can also mean refuge in another country for a person who fears persecution in his own country.