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sanctuary
thumb|The sanctuary at St. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney
thumb|Ajax the Lesser|Ajax the Younger violates [[Cassandra's sanctuary at the Palladium: tondo of an Attic cup, ca. 440–430 BCE]]
A sanctuary, in its original meaning, is a sacred place, such as a shrine, protected by ecclesiastical immunity. By the use of such places as a haven, by extension the term has come to be used for any place of safety. This secondary use can be categorized into human sanctuary, a safe place for people, such as a political sanctuary; and non-human sanctuary, such as an animal or plant sanctuary.
safe house
secret place for sanctuary
sanctuary city
place that limits cooperation with national immigration law
asylum
place of refuge in antiquity