Definisjon av persecution

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Noun

persecution - the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)
ill-treatment, ill-usage, maltreatment, abuse cruel or inhumane treatment; "the child showed signs of physical abuse"
religious belief, religion, faith a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"
oppression, subjugation the act of subjugating by cruelty; "the tyrant's oppression of the people"
pogrom organized persecution of an ethnic group (especially Jews)
rendition the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance; "her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving"
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Substantiv

persecution - The act of persecuting.
persecution - A program or campaign to subjugate or eliminate a specific group of people, often based on race, religion, sexuality, or social beliefs.

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  • Persecution is the systematic mistreatment of an individual or group by another group. The most common forms are religious persecution, ethnic persecution, and political persecution, though there is naturally some overlap between these terms. The inflicting of suffering, harassment, isloation, imprisionment, fear, pain or exclusion.

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  • persecution
    A set of violent actions aimed at the systematic mistreatment of an individual or group by another group.

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  • Entall: persecution
  • Flertall: persecutions

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