Legal Definition and Related Resources of Witchcraft

A capital offence : abolished by the Witchcraft Act, 1735

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Witchcraft in Historical Law

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Grammar

This term is a noun.

Etimology of Witchcraft

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Old English wiccecræft “witchcraft, magic,” from wicce (see witch) + cræft “power, skill” (see craft). Witchcraft was declared a crime in English law in 1542; trials there peaked in 1580s and 1640s but fell sharply after 1660. The last, in 1717, ended in acquittal. The Witchcraft Act was repealed 1736.