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Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов. - М.: "Республика". Мак-Ким Дональд К.. 2004.
Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов. - М.: "Республика". Мак-Ким Дональд К.. 2004.
Asylum, Right of — Also called Right of Sanctuary The right for a Bishop to protect an fugitive from justice or to intercede on his behalf. Once asylum is granted the fugitive cannot be removed, until after a months time. Fugitives who find Asylum must pledge an… … Medieval glossary
Right of Asylum — See: Asylum, Right of … Medieval glossary
Right of Sanctuary — See: Asylum, Right of, Sanctuary, Right of … Medieval glossary
Right of asylum — Asylum seekers by country of origin. 40,000 asylum seekers … Wikipedia
Asylum — A*sy lum, n.; pl. E. {Asylums}, L. {Asyla}. [L. asylum, Gr. ?, fr. ? exempt from spoliation, inviolable; a priv. + ? right of seizure.] 1. A sanctuary or place of refuge and protection, where criminals and debtors found shelter, and from which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Asylum — may refer:* Psychiatric hospital, once known as an insane asylum or mental asylum, is a hospital specializing in the treatment of persons with mental illness * Destitute Asylum, an institution built in the 1850s in Adelaide, Australia for… … Wikipedia
Asylum shopping — is a term used mostly in the context of the European Union and the Schengen area of the phenomenon where an asylum seeker applies for asylum in several member states in order to find the easiest acceptance or best social security payments,… … Wikipedia
Asylum Years — Сборник Тома Уэйтса … Википедия
asylum — early 15c., earlier asile (late 14c.), from L. asylum sanctuary, from Gk. asylon refuge, noun use of neut. of asylos inviolable, safe from violence, especially of persons seeking protection, from a without + syle right of seizure. So literally an … Etymology dictionary
asylum — [ə sī′ləm] n. [L < Gr asylon < asylos, inviolable < a , without + sylon, right of seizure] 1. Obs. a sanctuary, as a temple, where criminals, debtors, etc. were safe from arrest 2. a place where one is safe and secure; refuge 3. the… … English World dictionary