PERSECUTIO

persecutio (p<<schwa>>r-s<<schwa>>-kyoo-shee-oh), n.[Latin] Roman law. A lawsuit or civil claim under cognitio extraordinaria. Pl. persecutiones (p<< schwa>>r-s<<schwa>>-kyoo-shee-oh-neez). See COGNITIO EXTRAORDINARIA.

[Blacks Law 8th]