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persecutio

persĕcūtĭo, ōnis, f. [persequor], a following after, a chasing, pursuing; a chase, pursuit.
  • I Lit.: bestiae, Dig. 41, 1, 44; so ib. 41, 1, 4; Ap. Met. 4, 27, 11; pluviis persecutionem passi, Vulg. Sap. 16, 16; 11, 21.—
  • II Transf.
    • A A prosecution, action, suit, Cic. Or. 41, 141 (dub.; al. praescriptionum); Dig. 46, 4, 18, § 1.—
    • B 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.—
    • C A following up, prosecution of an affair: negotii, Ap. Met. 10, 27, 11.

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