Witchcraft Act 1735
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The Witchcraft Act 1735 was a British law that effectively ended the prosecution of witchcraft as a crime by treating claims of magical powers as fraud rather than evidence of real sorcery.
All labels observed (1)
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| Witchcraft Act 1735 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14792943 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Witchcraft Act 1735 Context triple: [Witchcraft Act 1604, repealedBy, Witchcraft Act 1735]
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Witchcraft Act 1604
The Witchcraft Act 1604 was an English law under King James I that strengthened penalties for witchcraft and reflected contemporary fears of sorcery and demonic practices.
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Pendle witch trials
The Pendle witch trials were a series of notorious early 17th-century English witchcraft prosecutions in Lancashire that led to multiple executions and became some of the most famous witch trials in British history.
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Samlesbury witch trial
The Samlesbury witch trial was a 1612 English witchcraft case in Lancashire notable for its sensational but ultimately discredited accusations, highlighting the role of religious and social tensions in early modern witch hunts.
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D.
Conventicle Act 1664
The Conventicle Act 1664 was an English law that harshly penalized unauthorized religious gatherings of more than five people, aiming to suppress Nonconformist worship outside the Church of England.
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E.
North Berwick witch trials
The North Berwick witch trials were a series of late 16th-century Scottish prosecutions, closely associated with King James VI, in which dozens of people were accused of witchcraft and conspiracy, helping to ignite a broader wave of witch hunts in Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Witchcraft Act 1735 Target entity description: The Witchcraft Act 1735 was a British law that effectively ended the prosecution of witchcraft as a crime by treating claims of magical powers as fraud rather than evidence of real sorcery.
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A.
Witchcraft Act 1604
The Witchcraft Act 1604 was an English law under King James I that strengthened penalties for witchcraft and reflected contemporary fears of sorcery and demonic practices.
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B.
Pendle witch trials
The Pendle witch trials were a series of notorious early 17th-century English witchcraft prosecutions in Lancashire that led to multiple executions and became some of the most famous witch trials in British history.
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C.
Samlesbury witch trial
The Samlesbury witch trial was a 1612 English witchcraft case in Lancashire notable for its sensational but ultimately discredited accusations, highlighting the role of religious and social tensions in early modern witch hunts.
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D.
Conventicle Act 1664
The Conventicle Act 1664 was an English law that harshly penalized unauthorized religious gatherings of more than five people, aiming to suppress Nonconformist worship outside the Church of England.
-
E.
North Berwick witch trials
The North Berwick witch trials were a series of late 16th-century Scottish prosecutions, closely associated with King James VI, in which dozens of people were accused of witchcraft and conspiracy, helping to ignite a broader wave of witch hunts in Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
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