asylum
A. -noun
1. (=refuge) asilo (m)
·to seek political asylum
·pedir asilo político
·to afford or give asylum to somebody
[place] servir de asilo a somebody, someone
[person] dar asilo a somebody, someone
2. †
(=mental hospital) manicomio (m)
B. -compound
·asylum seeker -noun solicitante masculine and feminine de asilo