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social science subjects > sociology > race, ethnicity and migration > global perspectives > asylum
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > instrumental communities > asylum
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > demography of law > immigration and citizenship > asylum
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > demography of law > immigration and citizenship > asylum
social science subjects > politics and international relations > global studies > global justice and legal issues > asylum

Preferred term

asylum  

Definition(s)

  • Asylum was originally a Latin word adopted into that language from a cognate word in classical Greek that had the implication of inviolability. Asylum has both concrete and abstract meanings and, depending on usage, can have either positive or negative connotations. [Source: Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World; Asylum]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-NZWRL19M-Q

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