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'''Persecution''' is the state of suffering or being maliciously discriminated against mainly due to a conspicuous difference in the person who is being persecuted—such as having a distinct [[race]], [[religion]], political preference, level of income or societal position, a handicap, or even an [[ideology]]. | '''Persecution''' is the state of suffering or being maliciously discriminated against mainly due to a conspicuous difference in the person who is being persecuted—such as having a distinct [[race]], [[religion]], political preference, level of income or societal position, a handicap, or even an [[ideology]]. | ||
| − | It is the condition of being subjected to what the persecuted regards as unfair treatment. Criminal organizations being pressured by attempts [[law enforcement]] to reduce or eliminate their activities invariably interpret this as malicious discrimination; and individual criminals fairly convicted, sentenced and imprisoned all protest that they are being persecuted. | + | It is the condition of being subjected to what the persecuted regards as unfair treatment. |
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| + | Criminal organizations being pressured by attempts [[law enforcement]] to reduce or eliminate their activities invariably interpret this as malicious discrimination; and individual criminals fairly convicted, sentenced and imprisoned all protest that they are being persecuted. | ||
President [[Donald J. Trump]] insisted that he was unjustly persecuted by the [[Democratic Party]]. | President [[Donald J. Trump]] insisted that he was unjustly persecuted by the [[Democratic Party]]. | ||
Revision as of 23:05, January 28, 2020
Persecution is the state of suffering or being maliciously discriminated against mainly due to a conspicuous difference in the person who is being persecuted—such as having a distinct race, religion, political preference, level of income or societal position, a handicap, or even an ideology.
It is the condition of being subjected to what the persecuted regards as unfair treatment.
Criminal organizations being pressured by attempts law enforcement to reduce or eliminate their activities invariably interpret this as malicious discrimination; and individual criminals fairly convicted, sentenced and imprisoned all protest that they are being persecuted.
President Donald J. Trump insisted that he was unjustly persecuted by the Democratic Party.
Persecution can be synonymous with bullying.