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witchfinding en · NOUN

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1. (countable, historical, uncountable) The practice of conducting witch-hunts and identifying witches.
   • During the Middle Ages, and up to the time of the Commonwealth, various men made a profession of "Witch Finding" and hunting down individuals suspected of sorcery. 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 221:

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