# die Menschenjagd

die Menschenjagd is a German noun meaning “manhunt”. Forms: der Menschenjagd, die Menschenjagden.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Menschenjagd
- Plural: die Menschenjagden

## Meanings

1. _derogatory_ a hunt or search for defenceless people (in order to kill, rape, enslave etc.), manhunt (in this sense)
   - Im ganzen Land waren Todesschwadronen auf Menschenjagd. — Death squads were on manhunt throughout the country.

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