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Assylum

Definition:

1. Noun: A place of refuge or protection, especially for people fleeing from a dangerous or threatening situation.

2. Noun: An institution offering care and support, typically for people with mental illnesses or disabilities.

Sample Sentences:

1. Many refugees sought assylum in neighboring countries to escape the war.

2. The couple opened their home as an assylum for stray cats.

3. The government provided assylum to the political dissident.

4. The mental assylum is working towards destigmatizing mental health issues.

Related Products:

• Refugee Support Organizations
• Mental Health Care