salem witch trials

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(May-October 1692) American colonial persecutions for witchcraft. In the town of Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony, several young girls, stimulated by supernatural tales told by a West Indian slave, claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused three women of witchcraft. Under pressure, the accused women named others in false confessions. Encouraged by the clergy, a special civil court was convened with three judges, including Samuel Sewall, to conduct the trials. They resulted in the conviction and hanging of 19 "witches" and the imprisonment of nearly 150 others. As public zeal abated, the trials were stopped and then condemned. The colonial legislature later annulled the convictions

Silbentrennung

Sa·lem witch trials

Türkische aussprache

seylım wîç traylz

Aussprache

/ˈsāləm ˈwəʧ ˈtrīlz/ /ˈseɪləm ˈwɪʧ ˈtraɪlz/