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persecution

[pur-si-kyoo-shuhn] / ˌpɜr sɪˈkyu ʃən /


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"It's a personal matter; everyone experiences their persecution differently," she said.

From Barron's

It also commemorates the millions of people outside the Jewish faith who were murdered through Nazi persecution, and those targeted in more recent genocides.

From BBC

Under South Korea's constitution, sitting presidents are immune from criminal persecution, except for on charges of insurrection and treason.

From BBC

Refael’s family fled Iran when she was 7 because of religious persecution.

From Los Angeles Times

He follows the establishment of the Catholic Church’s vast influence over law, politics and culture in the south, while the new nation’s protestant community almost disappeared through assimilation, migration and sometimes persecution.

From The Wall Street Journal