accused witch
C961
concept
An accused witch is a person, often marginalized or feared, who is charged—formally or informally—with practicing harmful magic or witchcraft, typically in a context of social tension, superstition, or scapegoating.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Salem witch trials victim | 11 |
| alleged witch | 10 |
| accused witch canonical | 6 |
| victim of the Salem witch trials | 4 |
| Salem witch trials figure | 3 |
| Salem witch trials participant | 3 |
| alleged sorceress | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: accused witch
Generated description
An accused witch is a person, often marginalized or feared, who is charged—formally or informally—with practicing harmful magic or witchcraft, typically in a context of social tension, superstition, or scapegoating.
Instances (37)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| John Proctor | Salem witch trials victim |
| Margaret Jacobs | Salem witch trials participant |
| Martha Corey | Salem witch trials victim |
| Sarah Good | Salem witch trials victim |
| Bridget Playfer | Salem witch trials victim |
| Tituba | — |
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Peter Cloyce
surface form:
Sarah Cloyce
|
Salem witch trials victim |
| Sarah Towne Cloyce | Salem witch trials figure |
| Susannah Martin | alleged witch |
| George Jacobs Sr. | Salem witch trials victim |
| Mary Easty | Salem witch trials victim |
| Sarah Osborne | — |
| Sarah Wildes | Salem witch trials victim |
| Roger Toothaker | Salem witch trials victim |
| Giles Corey | victim of the Salem witch trials |
| Phebe Toothaker | Salem witch trials participant |
| Martha Carrier | Salem witch trials victim |
| Catherine Monvoisin | alleged sorceress |
| Elizabeth Howe | Salem witch trials victim |
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Sarah Osborne was among the first people accused of witchcraft in Salem in 1692
surface form:
Sarah Osborne
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— |
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Sarah
surface form:
Sarah Cloyce
|
Salem witch trials figure |
| Rebecca Towne Nurse | victim of the Salem witch trials |
| Mary Towne Estey | victim of the Salem witch trials |
| Alizon Device | alleged witch |
| Elizabeth Device | alleged witch |
| James Device | alleged witch |
| Old Demdike | alleged witch |
| Old Chattox | alleged witch |
| Alice Nutter | alleged witch |
| John Bulcock | — |
| Isabel Robey | — |
| Jane Bulcock | alleged witch |
| Anne Whittle | alleged witch |
| Katherine Hewitt | alleged witch |
| Anne Redferne | — |
| Dorcas Good | Salem witch trials figure |
| Thomas Putnam | Salem witch trials participant |