right of asylum
Americannoun
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the right of refugees to protection or nonextradition in a country or its embassy.
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the right of a nation to extend such protection.
Etymology
Origin of right of asylum
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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"We must stop illegal departures and human trafficking," Ms Meloni said, but stressed that she does not intend "to question the right of asylum for those fleeing wars and persecutions".
From BBC • Nov. 6, 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
For this reason the right of asylum was suppressed by the Pope.
From History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution — Volume 1 by MacCaffrey, James
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