persécution

Definitions of persécution
  1. noun
    the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)
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    accablement
    the act of subjugating by cruelty
    pogrom
    organized persecution of an ethnic group (especially Jews)
    martyre, supplice
    the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason
    martyre, supplice, sévices, torture
    the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering
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    abus, sévices
    cruel or inhumane treatment
  2. noun
    the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
    synonyms: poursuite
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    déplacement, mouvement
    the act of changing location from one place to another
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