asylum

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

a·sy·lum (ə-sīʹləm)n.
1. An institution for the care of people, especially those with physical or mental impairments, who require organized supervision or assistance.
2. A place offering protection and safety; a shelter.
3. A place, such as a church, formerly constituting an inviolable refuge for criminals or debtors.
4. The protection afforded by a sanctuary. See Synonyms at shelter.
5. Protection and immunity from extradition granted by a government to a political refugee from another country. [Middle English asilum, refuge, from Latin asȳlum, from Greek asūlon, sanctuary, from neuter of asūlos, inviolable : a-, without; see a-¹ + sūlon, right of seizure.]

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  mental hospital, psychiatric hospital, mental institution, institution, mental home, insane asylum, refuge, sanctuary