Definition of "witch-hunts" []

• Plural form of witch-hunt. (noun)

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• "After several more hit plays, Hellman revived The Children's Hour in 1952, when the communist witch-hunts were in full swing."
• "Slaves were fed, clothed and housed; circus freaks got to see the world; and witch-hunts gave alot of publicity for poor peasants."
• "Victims were at times believed to be possessed by evil spirits, and the unlucky ones were sometimes subjected to witch-hunts and persecution."