Definition of Persecution
a campaign designed to harm someone because of a cultural, sexual, religious, or racial difference
Examples of Persecution in a sentence
In some religious communities, homosexuals are still subject to persecution. 🔊
On the Internet, there was a story about a woman who endured persecution because of her belief in Christianity. 🔊
Many people flee their countries to escape persecution. 🔊
The national hate crime laws were initially enacted to prevent the persecution of minorities. 🔊
In 1994, the Tutsi population in Rwanda endured a persecution from the Hutu radicals that led to the genocide of over a million people. 🔊
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