asylum-n; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: shelter or protection from danger

Commentary: ASYLUM[+location][+place][+shelter] [+state][+protected]

Examples:
They granted asylum to the political dissident from Iran.
The bank robbers found asylum crossing the border into the Sonora desert.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: an institution, psychiatric hospital

Commentary: ASYLUM[+entity][+building][+institution][+hospital][+psychiatric]

Examples:
His delusional aunt was committed to an asylum for many years.
In earlier times, the physically handicapped, mentally retarded and insane were all put in asylums together.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: none of the above

Commentary: Automatically generated NOTA sense (bbn)

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