Witch craft, such as using magic to trick people and riding broomsticks.
1,678900 were accused and only 2,67840 were found "guilty"
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A Stuart Witch goes back to the Stuart times in England when witchcraft was considered a capitol offense. Witches that were prosecuted and found guilty from this time are sometimes called Stuart Witches.
Matthew Hopkins didn't kill any witches. His evidence caused them to be found guilty in court and sentenced to hang by a judge and jury. The exact number is unknown but estimated to be somewhere around 300 accused, and 150 or so actually found guilty, and slightly less than that number executed due to judicial reprieves.
Matthew Hopkins held the record for the most witches caught and found guilty, although he made them confess by means of torture
Yes, Macbeth is portrayed as a valiant and respected warrior before he meets the witches. There is no indication of guilt or wrongdoing in his character until the witches plant the seed of ambition and power in his mind.
Well, they didn't really get caught. People saw them doing witch craft and reported them, then they would have a trial and if the person was found guilty of witchcraft and they didn't admit it, then they would have a hanging day made and be thrown in prison until that day came, then they would die.
He witnesses the dissatisfaction of the court by the people who found the accusation of the "witches" there" unfounded and unjust
No. He was found not guilty
the commission is the act of doing, a conviction is the act of being found guilty of doing by a court.
Because you can't be punished until AFTER you've been found guilty of doing it.
being found guilty