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What was the most common punishment if someone was accused and convicted of witchcraft in te 1600s?

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death

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User Mehmetminanc
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According to the Official Blog of the Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries, the punishment for witchcraft was death.

"If any man or woman be a witch, that is, hath or consulteth with a familiar spirit, they shall be put to death. Exod. 22. 188; Deut. 13. 6, 10; Deut. 17 . 2, 6." Step-by-step explanation:

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