...a university teacher who is seeking political asylum in Britain...
Fewer than 10 percent of applicants are granted political asylum by German courts.
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political asylum — asylum provided by one nation to refugees, esp. political refugees, from another nation. [1950 55] * * * poˌlitical aˈsylum [political asylum] noun uncountable (formal) = ↑ … Useful english dictionary
political asylum — refuge granted to a person in order to avoid political persecution or harassment. See asylum. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001 … Law dictionary
political asylum — noun VERB + POLITICAL ASYLUM ▪ apply for, ask for, claim, seek ▪ grant sb, offer sb ▪ He was granted political asylum in Sweden. PHRASES … Collocations dictionary
political asylum — po.litical a sylum n [U] the right to stay in another country if you cannot live safely in your own country because of the political situation there ▪ Refugees were seeking political asylum in Britain. ▪ No country would grant (=give) him… … Dictionary of contemporary English
political asylum — noun (U) the right to remain safely in another country if you cannot live safely in your own because of the political situation there: refugees seeking political asylum … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
political asylum — asylum provided by one nation to refugees, esp. political refugees, from another nation. [1950 55] * * * … Universalium
political asylum — /pəlɪtɪkəl əˈsaɪləm/ (say puhl1t1kuhl uh suyluhm) noun asylum (def. 3) provided by a foreign country for someone fleeing political persecution in their own country …
political asylum — noun The protection, by a sovereign state, of a person who is persecuted in his own country for his political opinions or activity … Wiktionary
political asylum — arriving at a country which does not have an extradition treaty with the country one is escaping from … English contemporary dictionary
List of United States citizens granted political asylum in Cuba — This is a list of United States citizens who have been granted political asylum in Cuba.House Concurrent Resolution 254, passed in 1998, put the number at 90. [ [http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi bin/query/z?c105:hc254: House Concurrent Resolution 254]… … Wikipedia
