English-German translations for witch-hunt

• Hexenjagd die
  Er wehrt sich zu Recht gegen die Hexenjagd, die die polnische Regierung eingeleitet hat. He rightly objects to the witch-hunt which the Polish Government seeks.
  Wir fürchten, dass eine "Hexenjagd" die Folge von öffentlicher Anprangerung ist. We are afraid of having a 'witch-hunt' when naming and shaming is carried out.
  Die gegenwärtige Situation rechtfertigt aus meiner Sicht keine Hexenjagd auf die Hedge-Fonds. I do not see this situation as a justification for a witch-hunt on hedge funds.
• Hexenverfolgung die

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