PugJesus@piefed.socialM to History Memes@piefed.socialEnglish · 29 days agoFrance is odd like thatmedia.piefed.socialimagemessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up1143arrow-down10
arrow-up1143arrow-down1imageFrance is odd like thatmedia.piefed.socialPugJesus@piefed.socialM to History Memes@piefed.socialEnglish · 29 days agomessage-square13linkfedilink
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·29 days agoActively prosecuted, you mean. It’s only “persecuted” if it’s unjust.
minus-squareSlashme@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·29 days agoNo, they’re two different things without necessarily having moral judgement. To prosecute means to execute legal proceedings against someone. To persecute means to harass and harm generally. For example, a child molester might get prosecuted in court and then persecuted in prison.
minus-squareAuster@thebrainbin.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5·29 days agoWent to check, and Merriam-Webster has similar definitions: https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/407/955/810/671/218/original/210497b8f62067fe.png https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/407/956/213/113/780/original/f243508eb0be44e3.png
Actively prosecuted, you mean. It’s only “persecuted” if it’s unjust.
No, they’re two different things without necessarily having moral judgement.
To prosecute means to execute legal proceedings against someone.
To persecute means to harass and harm generally.
For example, a child molester might get prosecuted in court and then persecuted in prison.
Went to check, and Merriam-Webster has similar definitions:
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/407/955/810/671/218/original/210497b8f62067fe.png
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/407/956/213/113/780/original/f243508eb0be44e3.png