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political asylum

political asylum noun: the protection, by a sovereign state, of a person who is persecuted in their own country for their political opinions or activity.

Noun

political asylum (uncountable)

  1. The protection, by a sovereign state, of a person who is persecuted in their own country for their political opinions or activity

political asylum meaning in Hindi and Arabic

political asylum in Hindi

protection by a sovereign state
शरणार्थी śarṇārthī

political asylum in Arabic

protection by a sovereign state
لُجُوء سِيَاسِيّ lujūʔ siyāsiyy

Questions about political asylum

What does political asylum mean?
Political asylum means the protection, by a sovereign state, of a person who is persecuted in their own country for their political opinions or activity.
What is political asylum in Hindi?
Political asylum in Hindi is शरणार्थी (śarṇārthī). See Political asylum meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is political asylum?
Political asylum is a noun.

Words near political asylum in the dictionary

  1. politic
  2. political
  3. political animal
  4. political animals
  5. political arithmetic
  6. political asylum
  7. political base
  8. political bases
  9. political blackness
  10. political capital
  11. political cartoon

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