asylum shopping

noun

A practice of applying for asylum in a more ideal state rather than in the nearest or first-reached safe state.

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Meanings

nounasylum shopping (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA practice of applying for asylum in a more ideal state rather than in the nearest or first-reached safe state.

Origin

Compound term on the model of forum shopping.

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Translations

Dutch asielshopping, asieltoerisme
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Finnish turvapaikkashoppailu, turvapaikkaturismi
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German Asylshopping, Asyltourismus
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Swedish asylshopping
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Cite this entry
APA

asylum shopping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asylum%20shopping

MLA

“asylum shopping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asylum%20shopping. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “asylum shopping,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asylum%20shopping.

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