persecutes

P20070
predicate

Indicates that one entity persistently harasses, oppresses, or inflicts suffering on another, often in an unjust or hostile manner.

All labels observed (20)

Label Occurrences
abuses 36
torments 24
terrorizes 18

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: persecutes
Generated description
Indicates that one entity persistently harasses, oppresses, or inflicts suffering on another, often in an unjust or hostile manner.

Sample triples (176)

Subject Object
Martial Law Command of South Korea labor activists via predicate surface "oppresses"
Martial Law Command of South Korea opposition politicians via predicate surface "oppresses"
Omnia heretics
Omnia philosophers
Omnia foreign religions
Samantha Kingston Juliet Sykes via predicate surface "bullies" NERFINISHED
Dr. Pendanski Zero via predicate surface "bullies" NERFINISHED
The Commonwealth leadership (TV adaptation) lower-class residents of the Commonwealth via predicate surface "oppresses"
the Lord
surface form: the Lord (Hell Screen)
Yoshihide’s daughter via predicate surface "abuses"
Vinnie Corey Jim Norman via predicate surface "terrorizes" NERFINISHED
Vinnie Corey protagonist via predicate surface "terrorizes"
Bob Gray Derry via predicate surface "terrorizes" NERFINISHED
Bob Gray Children of Derry via predicate surface "terrorizes"
Blaine the Mono Roland Deschain via predicate surface "torments" NERFINISHED
Blaine the Mono Eddie Dean via predicate surface "torments" NERFINISHED
Blaine the Mono Susannah Dean via predicate surface "torments" NERFINISHED
Blaine the Mono Jake Chambers via predicate surface "torments" NERFINISHED
Blaine the Mono Oy via predicate surface "torments" NERFINISHED
Mrs Norris Fanny Price via predicate surface "treatsUnkindly" NERFINISHED
Death Adder fantasy kingdom via predicate surface "terrorizes"
Vicky Timmy Turner via predicate surface "torments" NERFINISHED
Bathsheba in The Conjuring
surface form: Bathsheba (The Conjuring)
Perron family via predicate surface "torments" NERFINISHED
Floß subcamp Nazi regime via predicate surface "persecutingRegime" NERFINISHED
David Robey John Luther via predicate surface "torments" NERFINISHED
Samuel Norton (novella character)
surface form: Samuel Norton
power as warden via predicate surface "abuses"
Hooktail Petalburg via predicate surface "terrorizes" NERFINISHED
Perry Wright Celeste Wright via predicate surface "abuses" NERFINISHED
Sheriff Hoyt in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
surface form: Sheriff Hoyt
the film’s protagonists via predicate surface "terrorizes"
Anthony Fremont residents of Peaksville via predicate surface "terrorizes"
Aunt Sarah in Lady and the Tramp
surface form: Aunt Sarah
Lady via predicate surface "mistreats"
Alvin Marsh Beverly Marsh via predicate surface "abuses" NERFINISHED
Tom Rogan Beverly Marsh via predicate surface "abuses" NERFINISHED
Jonathan Small Major Sholto via predicate surface "seeksRevengeOn" NERFINISHED
Jonathan Small Bartholomew Sholto via predicate surface "seeksRevengeOn" NERFINISHED
Deputy Stuart Kofer Josie via predicate surface "abuses" NERFINISHED
Deputy Stuart Kofer Josie’s children via predicate surface "abuses"
Jean Jacket remote California community via predicate surface "terrorizes"
All-Ethiopia Socialist Movement faced persecution by state security forces via predicate surface "repression"
All-Ethiopia Socialist Movement members were imprisoned via predicate surface "repression"
All-Ethiopia Socialist Movement members were killed via predicate surface "repression"
Norsefire regime political dissidents
Norsefire regime LGBTQ+ people
Norsefire regime religious minorities
Norsefire regime ethnic minorities
Sarah Reed Jane Eyre via predicate surface "mistreats" NERFINISHED
Sergeant Markoff in "Beau Geste"
surface form: Sergeant Markoff
Geste brothers via predicate surface "mistreats" NERFINISHED
Sergeant Markoff in "Beau Geste"
surface form: Sergeant Markoff
other Legionnaires via predicate surface "mistreats"
Bartholomew Bogue Rose Creek via predicate surface "terrorizes" NERFINISHED
Nils Bjurman Lisbeth Salander via predicate surface "abuses" NERFINISHED
Nils Bjurman Lisbeth Salander via predicate surface "torments" NERFINISHED