English-Danish translations for witch-hunt

• heksejagt
  Han protesterer med rette mod den heksejagt, som den polske regering søger at gennemføre. He rightly objects to the witch-hunt which the Polish Government seeks.
  Vi er bange for, at anvendelsen af "naming and shaming"procedurerne vil resultere i en heksejagt. We are afraid of having a 'witch-hunt' when naming and shaming is carried out.
  Jeg ser ikke denne situation som en retfærdiggørelse af en heksejagt på hedgefonde. I do not see this situation as a justification for a witch-hunt on hedge funds.

Definition of witch-hunt

• A search for people believed to be using sorcery or harmful magic, especially in order to punish them
• An attempt to find and publicly punish a group of people perceived as a threat, usually on ideological or political grounds
• A public smear-campaign against an individual

Related words

• witch-hazel
• witch-hunting
• American witch-hazel