right of asylum

American  

noun

1. the right of refugees to protection or nonextradition in a country or its embassy.

2. the right of a nation to extend such protection.

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Etymology

Origin of right of asylum

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

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right of asylum

"We do not intend in any way to question the right of asylum for those fleeing wars and persecutions," she told the lower house of parliament.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2022

Mrs Merkel, speaking after a meeting of her Christian Democrat party leadership in Mainz, proposed tightening the law on denying the right of asylum for those who have committed crimes.

From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2016

"We've discussed the issue of spying on the continent and issues related to the right of asylum," Uruguayan Foreign Minister Luis Almagro told reporters after agenda-setting talks in Montevideo on Thursday.

From Reuters ● Jul. 12, 2013

"The central issue is not the right of asylum, it is the inviolability of embassies," OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza said after the vote.

From Reuters ● Aug. 18, 2012

These streams have the same right of asylum, though in a less degree than Pipestone creek already mentioned.

From History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6. by Allen, Paul