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- verb Present participle of
persecute .
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Examples
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An Iraqi court on Tuesday condemned Aziz, 74, to death by hanging for his role in persecuting Shiite opposition parties opposed to the regime of Saddam Hussein.
Vatican Appeals for Former Iraqi Leader's Life Josh Fleet 2010
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In such an instance, we are fully justified in persecuting him wherever he tries to hide.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Drone Warfare in House Subcommittee Hearing 2010
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An Iraqi court on Tuesday condemned Aziz, 74, to death by hanging for his role in persecuting Shiite opposition parties opposed to the regime of Saddam Hussein.
Vatican Appeals for Former Iraqi Leader's Life Josh Fleet 2010
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Also, I'm not particularly interested in persecuting Dr. Ross for his views, although I'd be pretty dubious about hiring him to teach science.
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Also, I'm not particularly interested in persecuting Dr. Ross for his views, although I'd be pretty dubious about hiring him to teach science.
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I am not a member of the BNP but I don't believe in persecuting people because of their opinions.
Interesting ... Laban 2006
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In the past Staffordshire police have been shamefully complicit in persecuting homosexuals, now they're trying to make amends.
Your Honour, I was trolling in a westerly direction, when I vada'd ... Laban 2006
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"There's something unforgivable in persecuting an intellect like Abraham's, let alone his body," Abel sombrely mused.
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In this century alone three successive kings rivaled each other in persecuting the Christians, both Europeans and native, over and over again murdering all the missionaries.
The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither Isabella Lucy 1883
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Though smitten of God (Isa 53: 4), men were not less guilty in persecuting the sufferer (Ac 2: 23). talk to the grief -- in respect to, about it, implying derision and taunts. wounded -- or, literally, "mortally wounded."
GHibbs commented on the word persecuting
My adjectival use: 'Currently there are too many persecuting groups.'
August 23, 2011