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Her own experience in the workplace left her feeling "vilified and punished severely" when symptoms affected her cognition, pain levels or emotions.

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The soft-spoken attorney was widely vilified for pushing through legislation banning the death penalty at a time when most French people still supported the practice.

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On one side are people who say they're vilified for loving a their pet which, they claim, poses no greater risk than any other dog if trained properly.

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They view Farage as one of their own - a Tory at heart, who should be welcomed back into the Tory fold, rather than vilified.

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“With goodwill and common sense, I believe we can come up with ways to do this, without vilifying and demonizing children.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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