witch trial
C381
concept
A witch trial is a formal legal or quasi-legal proceeding in which individuals are accused, investigated, and judged for alleged practice of witchcraft, often driven by fear, superstition, and social or religious tensions.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| witch trial canonical | 9 |
| witch trials | 5 |
| witch hunt | 1 |
| witchcraft trial | 1 |
| witchcraft trials | 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: witch trial
Generated description
A witch trial is a formal legal or quasi-legal proceeding in which individuals are accused, investigated, and judged for alleged practice of witchcraft, often driven by fear, superstition, and social or religious tensions.
Instances (16)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Warboys witch trials (1593) | — |
| Affair of the Poisons | witchcraft trial |
| Salem witch trials | — |
|
Salem witch trials
linked to:
Cloyce
|
— |
| Pendle witch trials | witch trials |
| Würzburg witch trials | — |
|
Salem witch trials
linked to:
Richard Carrier
|
— |
|
Würzburg witch trials
linked to:
Würzburg, Germany
|
witch trials |
| North Berwick witch trials | witch trials |
|
Salem witch trials
linked to:
European witch hunts
|
witchcraft trials |
|
Pendle witch trials
linked to:
Lancaster Assizes
|
— |
| Samlesbury witch trial | — |
| Bamberg witch trials | witch trials |
| Fulda witch trials | — |
| Vardø witch trials | witch trials |
| Salzburg witch trials | — |