Usage Note
Persécution denotes the systematic mistreatment of a group or individual. In psychiatry, délire de persécution ('persecution complex/paranoia') is a recognised clinical term. The related verb is persécuter and the agent noun is persécuteur/persécutrice.
Examples
"Les persécutions religieuses ont duré des siècles."
Natural Translation
Religious persecutions lasted for centuries.

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