#asylum

• Alienist — A historical medical term used in the 19th and early 20th centuries to designate a physician specializing in the study, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illnesses (the historical equivalent of today's psychiatrist). As an adjective, it describes a field, clinical method, or asylum institution directly related to the medical and legal management of individuals lacking mental discernment.
• Asylum — A public or private institution destined for the sheltering, care, and protection of disadvantaged categories of people, such as the elderly, orphans, or disabled individuals; in a legal and political sense, it represents the right granted by a state to a foreign citizen persecuted for political, religious, or social reasons in their country of origin, offering protection and immunity against extradition.
• Asylum seeker — A person who has requested or obtained the right of asylum in a foreign state to escape persecution, armed conflicts, or inhumane treatment in their country of origin; a citizen benefiting from international protection on the territory of another state.
• Female asylum seeker — A woman or girl who has requested or obtained the right of asylum in a foreign state to protect herself from political, ethnic, or religious persecution, or from armed conflicts in her country of origin; the feminine form of the noun azilant.