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Glossary Term Asylum
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Summary
An institution for adults and/or children used to separate them from the rest of society. The first Asylums were for destitute people and/or for people suffering from mental illness or intellectual disability.
Prepared by: Karen George and Gary George
Created: 27 October 2011, Last modified: 12 June 2012
Last updated: 30 April 2013
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