• In law enforcement and intelligence jargon of intelligence agencies and police forces, a secured location, suitable for hiding witnesses, agents or other persons perceived as being in danger. An intelligence agency is a governmental agency that is devoted to the Information gathering (known in the context as " intelligence " Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force
• A place where people may go to avoid prosecution of their activities by authorities. The prosecutor is the chief legal representative of the prosecution in countries with either the Common law Adversarial system, or the civil law In Politics, authority ( Latin Auctoritas, used in Roman law as opposed to Potestas and Imperium
• a location placed in the neighbourhood where a trusted adult or family or charity organization has agreed to provide a safe place for battered wives and abused children to go to, when they feel that their lives are threatened by domestic abuse. In Geography, location is a position or point in Physical space that something occupies on Earths' surface Domestic violence (also known as domestic abuse or spousal abuse) occurs when a family member partner or ex-partner attempts to physically or psychologically dominate Domestic violence (also known as domestic abuse or spousal abuse) occurs when a family member partner or ex-partner attempts to physically or psychologically dominate See also: Women's shelter.
• Safe House, an espionage-theme restaurant in Milwaukee Wisconsin, an area attraction since 1966.
• Safe houses were an integral part of the Underground railroad, a network of safe locations which were used to assist slaves to escape to freedom in the United States. The Underground Railroad was an informal network of secret routes and Safe houses used by 19th century Black slaves in the United States Some houses were marked with a statue of an African-American man holding a lantern, called "The Lantern Holder". ^[1]
• Safe houses also provided a refuge for victims of Nazi persecution and for escaping Prisoners of war. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German

Typically, the locations of safe houses are kept secret from all but a limited number of people, for the safety of those hidden within them.

Many religious institutions will allow one to obtain sanctuary within one's place of worship, and some governments respect and do not violate such sanctuary. Sanctuary has multiple meanings A sanctuary is the consecrated area of a church or temple around its tabernacle or altar

See also

• Sanctuary in medieval law
• Sanctuary in modern times
• Right of asylum

References

1. ^ Man amasses black history treasure trove -- Page 2 -- Times Union - Albany NY. Sanctuary has multiple meanings A sanctuary is the consecrated area of a church or temple around its tabernacle or altar Sanctuary has multiple meanings A sanctuary is the consecrated area of a church or temple around its tabernacle or altar Right of asylum (or political asylum) is an ancient Judicial notion under which a person persecuted for political opinions or religious beliefs in his Retrieved on 2008-02-23. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable