- Noun: Maleficium
- Witchcraft; Harmful magic
- Legal definition (civil law): waste, damage, tort
- Synonyms:
- Sorcery
- Witchcraft
- Mischief
- Tort
- Usage:
“Discover whether you are guilty of maleficium and/or would have been accused of practicing witchcraft according to the laws and evidence used during the 1692 Salem Witch Trials.”
- Encountered:
While reading 17 Signs That You’d Qualify as a Witch in 1692 at mentalfloss.com
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