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right of asylum

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The right of a person persecuted by his or her own country to be protected by another sovereign authority.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

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19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: حَقُّ اللُّجُوءِ (ḥaqqu l-lujūʔi) — right
  • Chinese Mandarin: 庇護權 /庇护权 (bìhùquán) — right
  • Finnish: turvapaikkaoikeus — right
  • French: droit d'asile — right
  • German: Asyl — right
  • German: Asylrecht — right
  • Hungarian: menedékjog — right
  • Italian: diritto di asilo — right
  • Japanese: アジール権 (ajīruken) — right
  • Korean: 비호권 (bihogwon) — right
  • Macedonian: право на азил (pravo na azil) — right
  • Polish: azyl — right
  • Polish: prawo azylu — right
  • Portuguese: direito de asilo — right
  • Romanian: drept de azil — right
  • Russian: пра́во убе́жища (právo ubéžišča) — right
  • Spanish: derecho de asilo — right
  • Turkish: sığınma hakkı — right
  • Ukrainian: пра́во приту́лку (právo prytúlku) — right