If a government gives a person from another country asylum, they allow them to stay, usually because they are unable to return home safely for political reasons.避难许可
noun [抽象名词]政治避难,政治庇护;<旧>精神病院
He applied for asylum in 1987 after fleeing the police back home. 他于1987年逃脱本国的警察之后申请了避难许可。