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Oppression
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OPPRES'SION, n.
1. The act of oppressing the imposition of unreasonable burdens, either in taxes or services cruelty severity.
2. The state of being oppressed or overburdened misery.
the Lord - saw the oppression of Israel. 2 Kings 8 .
3. Hardship calamity.
4. Depression dullness of spirits lassitude of body.
5. A sense of heaviness or weight in the breast, &c.
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Entry for 'Oppression'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/o/oppression.html.