witch-hunt

  1. Noun.  A search witches, persons believed to be using sorcery or harmful magic, in order to persecute and typically kill them.
  2. Noun.  An attempt to find and publicly punish a group of people perceived as a threat, usually on ideological or political grounds.
  3. Noun.  A public smear-campaign against an individual.

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