The tests were in no way scientific
The accused in Salem were not subjected to European-style witch tests. That includes dunking.
The Salem Witchcraft Trials are a series of tests and trials conducted by Puritan Colonists to discover and punish suspected witches. One example of a witch trial was forcing them into a body of water. The Puritans believed that if the women floated that they were witches, and they would have to be killed. Unfortunately, not very many people learned how to swim back then, so the women would usually drown.
The dictionary definition of tests is that they are critical examinations or trials. It also says that they can be a procedure.
1) Any proceedings before the court of law. 2) Arduous tests to determine the worth of something or someone. 3) A preliminary test to determine the value of something, such as in medicine (Clinical Trials).
A hypothesis is tested by having trials
Scientific laws are usually expressed as principals because they are collated results of repeated experiments. Someone can use them to predict the outcome of certain tests.
No, not with scientific tests, but someone with a very well trained palate can sometimes do so.
not that easy there are many tests and trials you have to go through.
trials
Arthur Miller named his play "The Crucible" because a crucible is a vessel used for melting or purifying metals, reflecting the intense heat and pressure the characters experience in the play. Metaphorically, the title represents the intense trials and tests the characters face during the Salem witch trials.
is one of the oldest and best known of the biological tests.
the accusers would strip the man or woman and observe their body, looking for any unusual mole or freckle. This could be enough to make you a witch. Also, they would strip the man or woman, tie them up, and throw them in a body of water. If you sank, you weren't a witch, if you floated you were a witch. Either way, you were doomed. EDIT: Great explanation. It would be perfect if the question was about European witch hunts and witch tests. During the Salem Witch Trials, the convicted "witches" were hanged.