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The punishments for being a witch were hanging, possible drowning, burning at the stake and and being thrown off a cliff.

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What was the witches punishment for being a witch?

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What sort of punishment did witches get?

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Witches were welcomed into Puritan society?

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Where women in Norway accused of being witches?

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What did the innocent say they did as witches to stop being hung?

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