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† inseˈcution Obs. rare.
[ad. late L. insecūtiōn-em, n. of action from insequī to follow upon, pursue, f. in- (in-2)+ sequī to follow.]
The action of following closely upon; close pursuit.
c1611Chapman Iliad xi. 524 How deepe the skirmish drew Amongst the Greeks; and with what ruth, the insecution grew. Ibid. xxiii. 448 Not the king's own horse gat more before the wheel Of his rich chariot, that might still the insecution feel With the extreme hairs of his tail. |