asylum

asylum.

1. A sanctuary or shelter.

2. Protection of usu. political refugees from arrest by a foreign jurisdiction; a nation or embassy that affords such protection. — Also termed political asylum. [Cases: Aliens 53.10(3). C.J.S. Aliens §§ 85, 92, 97, 205, 218.]

3. An institution for the protection and relief of the unfortunate, esp. the mentally ill. — Also termed (in sense 3) insane asylum. [Cases: Asylums 1–8; Mental Health 31. C.J.S. Asylums and Institutional Care Facilities §§ 2–15; Insane Persons §§ 45, 47, 53.]

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资深译员王漾，毕业于一所旨在培养高级翻译专业人才的翻译院校，擅长翻译各类与雇主商业秘密相关的法律文件。