Witch-Hunts (often spelled "Witch Hunts"), also known as Witch-Hunting (often spelled "Witch Hunting") refers to a series of historical events in which a moral panic would break out in the search for perceived "witches" in medieval Europe and beyond - often a Witch-Hunt involved many unjust and criminal actions on the part of what would be viewed today as "angry mobs" as well as infamous societies dedicated to torturing victims into confessing their crimes.