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noun

persĕcūtĭo

gen. persĕcūtōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
a following after; a chasing; pursuing; a chase
a following after, a chasing, pursuing; a chase, pursuit.
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Lit.: bestiae, Dig. 41, 1, 44; so ib. 41, 1, 4; App. M. 4, p. 155, 1: pluviis persecutionem passi, Vulg. Sap. 16, 16; 11, 21.—
by extension
A prosecution; action; suit
A prosecution, action, suit, Cic. Or. 41, 141 (dub.; al. praescriptionum); Dig. 46, 4, 18, § 1.—
A persecution •
A persecution, esp. of Christians, Tert. Spect. 27: De Fuga in Persecutione, the title of a treatise by Tertullian, Vulg. Matt. 5, 10 et saep.—
A following up; prosecution •
A following up, prosecution of an affair: negotii, App. M. 10, p. 252, 9.
Perseus ID: n35472 Key: persecutio