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Bewitched cars & mail-order charms: witchcraft in modern France

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Is There a Legal Status of Witchcraft in France?

Witchcraft was de criminalized a bit earlier than in most places. About 70 cases i know of where witches, people who accused o witchcraft, were murdered. People commit crimes that are crimes in their own right because they're involved in a witchcraft dispute. It's slanderous to call someone a witch; if you call someone awitch in front witnesses, then at they can take you to court.

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