: to treat (someone) cruelly or unfairly especially because of race or religious or political beliefs. : to constantly annoy or bother (someone)

How do you persecute?

1. They persecute those who do not conform to their ideas. 2. There were no heroes and heroines to persecute, no ruling elite and no mastering committee.

What is an example of persecute?

Examples of persecution include the confiscation or destruction of property, incitement of hatred, arrests, imprisonment, beatings, torture, murder, and executions.