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Collocations for asylum - noun

1. protection given by a government

ADJECTIVE

political
temporary

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VERB + asylum

apply for, claim, request, seek
She fled the country, and is now seeking asylum in Sweden.
give sb, grant sb, offer sb
get, receive
deny sb, refuse sb
Over 400 people have been refused asylum.

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asylum + NOUN

seeker
bogus/genuine asylum seekers
application, case, claim

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PHRASES

an application for asylum
the right of asylum, the right to asylum
Those fleeing from the war have the right to asylum.

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2. mental hospital

ADJECTIVE

insane, lunatic, mental

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PREPOSITION

in an/the asylum
He spent three years in an asylum.

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