persecuting — index brutal, callous, illiberal, malignant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
persecuting — per·se·cute || pÉœrsɪkjuËt / pÉœË v. oppress, torment, maltreat; harass, hound, bother … English contemporary dictionary
persecute — [[t]pɜ͟ː(r)sɪkjuːt[/t]] persecutes, persecuting, persecuted 1) VERB If someone is persecuted, they are treated cruelly and unfairly, often because of their race or beliefs. [be V ed] Mr Weaver and his family have been persecuted by the… … English dictionary
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persecute — UK [ˈpɜː(r)sɪˌkjuːt] / US [ˈpɜrsˌɪkjut] verb [transitive] Word forms persecute : present tense I/you/we/they persecute he/she/it persecutes present participle persecuting past tense persecuted past participle persecuted 1) to treat someone… … English dictionary
Peter Tatchell — Infobox person name = Peter Gary Tatchell image size = 220px caption = Peter Tatchell joining the Green Party in 2004 birth date = Birth date and age|1952|1|25|df=y birth place = Melbourne, Australia occupation = Political campaigner party =Green … Wikipedia
