1. The protection, by a sovereign state, of a person who is persecuted in his own country for his political opinions or activity

Encyclopedia: Political asylum

• turmeric root
• turmoil
• turn
• turn a blind eye
• turn a loss
• turn a nice dime
• turn a nice dollar
• turn a nice penny
• turn a profit
• turn a trick
• turn away
• turn back
• turn in
• turn indicator
• turn of events
• turn of expression
• turn of phrase
• turn of the century
• turn on
• turn on a dime
• turn one's stomach
• turn over a new leaf
• turn signal
• turn tail
• turn the corner