English-German translations for fair game

• Freiwild das
  Insbesondere in islamischen Ländern gelten Christen als Freiwild, sie werden unterdrückt und oftmals auch ermordet. In Islamic countries in particular, Christians are seen as fair game for suppression and, frequently, murder.
  Die Verfolgung von Christen in jüngster Zeit erinnert an die Tage des Römischen Reiches, als Christen als Freiwild betrachtet und umgebracht und angegriffen wurden. The persecution of Christians in recent times is reminiscent of the days of the Roman Empire when Christians were seen to be fair game for murder and attack.
  Frauen, einmal aus dem Familienverband entlassen, vielleicht verstoßen, sind häufig Freiwild, und es ist fast unvorstellbar für unsere emanzipierte Gesellschaft, wie sie verfolgt werden können. Once they have left the family unit, perhaps expelled from it, women are often regarded as fair game, and it is almost inconceivable in our emancipated society how they can be pursued.

Definition of fair game

• Actions permissible by the rules
• A goal or an object that may legitimately be sought
• An acceptable subject or target for criticism, scrutiny, mockery, or attack
• : a game that is fair, that does not involve cheating, etc

Examples

• Pretending to be slow is fair game. Pretending to be injured is not.
• The referee ruled the unprecedented play fair game.
• After the middle sisters call from a friends house, her slice of cake was fair game.
• Anyone running for office is fair game for criticism.

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