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right of asylum

right of asylum noun: the right of a person persecuted by his or her own country to be protected by another sovereign authority.

Noun

right of asylum (plural rights of asylum)

  1. The right of a person persecuted by his or her own country to be protected by another sovereign authority.

right of asylum meaning in Arabic

right of asylum in Arabic

right
حَقُّ اللُّجُوءِ ḥaqqu l-lujūʔi

Forms of right of asylum

pluralrights of asylum

Questions about right of asylum

What does right of asylum mean?
Right of asylum means the right of a person persecuted by his or her own country to be protected by another sovereign authority.
What is right of asylum in Arabic?
Right of asylum in Arabic is حَقُّ اللُّجُوءِ (ḥaqqu l-lujūʔi). See Right of asylum meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is right of asylum?
Right of asylum is a noun.
What is the plural of right of asylum?
The plural of right of asylum is rights of asylum.

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