#persecution  the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)
  supertype:  maltreatment__ill-treatment__illtreatment__ill-usage__illusage__abuse  cruel or inhumane treatment
  subtype:  subjugation__oppression  the act of subjugating by cruelty
  subtype:  pogrom  organized persecution of an ethnic group (especially Jews)
  subtype:  torturing__torture  the act of torturing someone; "it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession"
     subtype:  strappado  torture in which a person's hands and tied behind their back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists and that allowed to drop until their fall is checked by the rope
     subtype:  excruciation__crucifixion  the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering
     subtype:  dismemberment__taking_apart  the removal of limbs; being cut to pieces

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