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Persecution

//ˌpɝsəˈkjuʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of persecuting, especially a specific group of people; an instance of persecution. countable, uncountable

    "Many apartheid perpetrators escaped prosecution for their persecution of black Africans and political dissidents."

  2. 2
    the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion) wordnet

Etymology

Equivalent to persecute + -ion. From Middle English persecucioun, from Old French persecucion, from Ecclesiastical Latin persecūtio (“persecution; chase, pursuit”), from Latin persequor (“follow up, pursue”), from per- (“through”) + sequor (“follow”). Displaced native Old English ēhtnes.

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