Word of the Day – Maleficium

• Noun: Maleficium
  1. Witchcraft; Harmful magic
  2. Legal definition (civil law): waste, damage, tort

• Synonyms:
  1. Sorcery
  2. Witchcraft
  3. Mischief
  4. 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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