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sanctuarynounA place of safety, refuge, or protection.
refugenounA place providing safety, protection or shelter.
mental hospitalnounA hospital facility designed to treat persons with serious mental disorders, as opposed to disorders of the body.
insane asylumnoun(dated) A facility where persons with serious mental disorders are housed.
mental institutionnoun(derogatory or informal) A psychiatric hospital, or the psychiatric ward of a hospital.
psychiatric hospitalnounA medical facility specializing in inpatient mental health treatment.
mental homenouna hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
homesnoun(slang) Alternative spelling of holmes. [(slang) An informal term of address, like man or dude.]
hospicesnoun(uncountable) The provision of palliative care for terminally ill patients, either at a specialized facility or at a residence, and support for the family, typically refraining from taking extraordinary measures to prolong life.
institutionsnounA long established and respected organization, particularly one involved with education, public service, or charity work.
poorhousesnounA charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged.
workhousesnoun(British, historical) An institution for homeless poor people funded by the local parish, where the able-bodied were required to work.
lunatic asylumnoun(dated, offensive) A facility where persons with serious mental disorders are housed.
prisonsnoun(stylized as (Pri)sons) a 2024 Finnish action- splatter horrorhttps://www.screenanarchy.com/amp/2023/11/prisons-teaser-your-next-ultra-violent-action-fix-is-coming-from-finland.htmlfilm written and directed by Esa Jussila.
jailsnounA place or institution for the confinement of persons held against their will in lawful custody or detention, especially (in US usage) a place where people are held for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.
sanatoriumnounAn institution that treats chronic diseases, and provides supervised recuperation and convalescence.
almshousesnounA building of residence for the poor, sick or elderly of a parish. Originally founded by the Church, and usually funded by charitable donations.
psychiatricnounOf, or relating to, psychiatry.
sanitariumnoun(US) Alternative form of sanatorium. [An institution that treats chronic diseases, and provides supervised recuperation and convalescence.]
gulagnoun(historical) Also GULAG: the system of all Soviet labour camps and prisons in use, especially during the Stalinist period (1930s–1950s).

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