That would depend largely on where the person was, who the person was and who the accuser was. There are some areas of the world where an accusation of witchcraft is a very serious matter and could easily result in the death of the person, regardless of the reliability of the accuser and any evidence. In other places there would have to be some evidence of the person practicing magic, but the accused would be punished or even killed. In yet other places, the accuser would be laughed at and not taken seriously at all, or at least no one would much care whether or not the person was a witch.
It really all depends on the local culture.
They were put to death, either immediately or after torturing them for hours to make them confess.
Abigail confesses to witchcraft to save herself
no she does not confess but she was brought in to witness john proctors confession in hope that she will save her life but she did not confess
They (he or she) have to confess that they where doing witchcraft.
confess to witchcraft
Giles Corey, and he wasn't accused of witchcraft, he with held a name from them.
She confessed that she has done witchcraft to save her life
hale's mission is to get the prisoneers to confess to witchcraft so they can live , he wants to put a stop to the hangings .
People who confessed to Witchcraft were punished. They were burned alive or hung. The people who would not confess were tortured until they confessed or until they died.
to convince her husband John proctor to confess to witchcraft even though he is innocent
People found guilty of witchcraft, if executed, were most often hanged, by a very large margin.Very few, comparatively, were burnt at the stake, drowned or pressed to death.
he wants Abigal to confess of witchcraft but mostly he wants all this nosense to end