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Dec 20, 2019 · 2.a. To assert and demand recognition of (an alleged right, title, possession, attribute, acquirement, or the like); to assert as one's own, to affirm one's possession of. Sense 1 claims the delivery of a thing, sense 2 the admission of an allegation. b. with infinitive phr., obj. compl., or subordinate clause .
Mar 13, 2011 · Lunatic asylum is a very old term for a hospital for the mentally ill. Inmates means the people living in a place especially involuntarily - prison inmates for example. I can't think of any other acceptable use of inmates these days. Many sources say that Charlie Chaplin said it when the Actors took over the running of the studios.
Nov 1, 2022 · block-booking n. (a) (see quot. 1925); (b) the booking of a block of reservations. 1925 Weekly Westm. 29 Aug. 444/3 Block-booking is the system whereby American producers refuse to let the English exhibitors have one important film unless they take also a ‘block’ of others, which they may never have seen.
Mar 11, 2021 · Brazilian Portuguese. Mar 11, 2021. #1. Hello everyone, The Wordreference English - Portuguese dictionary says ''mental hospital'' meaning ''psychiatric hospital'' is dated. And I think ''psychiatric hospital'' is a bit too direct and formal for every day colloquial language. After searching Google - USA, I found " mental health hospital '' in ...
Sep 25, 2017 · Source: Assault on Arkham (2014), animated superhero film. A Gotham Cop is returning Harley Quinn (a bit insane woman) back to Arkham Asylum (psychiatric hospital). Guard at the Asylum: I'm in the middle of lunch, now I gotta process this dizzy dame? Harley: Crazy, huh? What exactly does she...
Dec 27, 2012 · Persona que solicita asilo: Someone in the country of destination who has requested asylum status and is waiting for processing of their application. In English: Asylum-seeker Asilado: Someone whose request for asylum status was made in the country of destination and whose request has been approved. In English: Asylee
Jul 25, 2017 · The original mental institutions in the UK were "lunatic asylums". Our local one (now luxury apartments!) did away with the word "asylum" in 1918 and was renamed as a "mental hospital" in the 1930s, but not until 1959 – as a result of an Act of Parliament – did it drop the word "mental".
Sep 25, 2005 · Normally in the kind of language ascribed to crusty old colonels: "Dash it all, sir! I don't mind telling you that I don't like the cut of your jib. No, I don't like it one bit. And what's more, you're getting my dander up, you boundah! I ought to jolly well take you outside and give you a sound thrashing!"
Feb 8, 2018 · These efforts had resulted in a certain progress. In particular, they had helped to provide access to the State procedure of establishing the refugee status and access to healthcare, education, employment, registration and social security benefits and accommodation. As at 3 December, over the past year more than 600 people had applied for ...
Aug 22, 2024 · Aug 22, 2024. #3. lamonalisaazteca said: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the respondent’s application for asylum be denied. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the respondent be removed from the United States to El Salvador, or in the alternative to Mexico, on the charges contained in the Notice to Appear. Por mi parte ofrezco:
