Persecution
/pˌɜrsəˈkjuʃən/
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Definition
(noun) The act of persecuting, especially a specific group of people; an instance of persecution.
Sentence Examples
Persecution is a bad and indirect way to plant Religion.
Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The refugees fled their homeland to escape religious ____ that had lasted for decades.