Persecution
Persecution , noun
[French persécution, Latin persecutio.]
1.
The act or practice of persecuting; especially, the infliction of loss, pain, or death for adherence to a particular creed or mode of worship.
Persecution produces no sincere conviction.
2.
The state or condition of being persecuted. — Locke
3.
A carrying on; prosecution. [Obsolete]