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| per·se·cu·tion [ pùrssə kysh'n ] (plural per·se·cu·tions) |
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1. the persecuting of somebody: the subjecting of a race or group of people to cruel or unfair treatment, e.g. because of their ethnic origin or religious beliefs
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2. suffering of persecuted people: the suffering felt by persecuted people
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