#asylum seeker

• 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.