inviolability

noun

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  1. asylum
  2. refuge
  3. shelter
Noun
  • The organization is hoping to raise $20,000 in order to help provide 1,100 consultations, assist 80 survivors of violence, file 20 applications for asylum seekers and more.
    Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Earlier this year, several of the peers objected on human rights grounds to a plan by the previous Conservative government to put asylum seekers on one-way flights to Rwanda (the law passed anyway but was scrapped by the Labour government).
    Mark Landler, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of asylum
Noun
  • It’s set during the civil war in the Central African Republic in 2013, when on Christmas Eve, a desperate Muslim man seeks refuge at a field hospital, while a threatening Christian militia gathers outside, demanding his life.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
  • What Happens Next With Trump set to take power next month, Americans and migrants seeking refuge should expect sweeping changes to United States immigration policies.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of refuge
Noun
  • Police had a composite sketch of the person using the card, and after it was circulated, a tip led them to a 19-year-old woman living in a homeless shelter.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • During Hurricanes Debby and Helene immigration enforcement activities were temporarily halted along evacuation routes, shelters and distribution sites for emergency supplies.
    Nate Perez, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of shelter
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