1875810 Tom was sent away to an insane asylum. Spamster 1 1102338 Last century they would have just thrown someone like Tom into a lunatic asylum. CK 1 2644914 Tom has requested asylum. CK 2259537 They built an asylum for the blind. _undertoad 680271 My ancestors hoped to find political asylum. Source_VOA 2488826 They finally had to commit Tom to an asylum. sharptoothed 680273 They became citizens after receiving political asylum. Source_VOA 275706 The embassy denied political asylum to foreign refugees. CM 680272 Thousands of people apply for political asylum each year. Source_VOA