(dated, offensive) A facility where persons with serious mental disorders are housed.

The protection, by a sovereign state, of a person who is persecuted in his own country for his political opinions or activity

plural of mental asylum

plural of orphan asylum

(historical) A religious prison for prostitutes and unmarried mothers, usually as a source of forced labour.

plural of Magdalene asylum

plural of lunatic asylum

Said of a situation in which those in charge are incapable of handling their responsibilities, and should rather be put under scrutiny themselves.

Resembling an asylum (hospitally for the mentally ill).