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.
Observed surface forms (4)
- Salem witch trials victim ×8
- victim of the Salem witch trials ×2
- Salem witch trials participant ×1
- alleged witch ×1
Instances (13)
- John Proctor via concept surface "Salem witch trials victim"
- Martha Corey via concept surface "Salem witch trials victim"
- Sarah Good via concept surface "Salem witch trials victim"
- Tituba
- Susannah Martin via concept surface "alleged witch"
- George Jacobs Sr. via concept surface "Salem witch trials victim"
- Mary Easty via concept surface "Salem witch trials victim"
- Sarah Osborne
- Sarah Wildes via concept surface "Salem witch trials victim"
- Giles Corey via concept surface "victim of the Salem witch trials"
- Martha Carrier via concept surface "Salem witch trials victim"
- Elizabeth Howe via concept surface "Salem witch trials victim"
- Thomas Putnam via concept surface "Salem witch trials participant"