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Based on Bodin's own experiences as a judge, this book was written as a guide to other members of the judiciary. While Bodin shows some legal erudition, he does not adhere to the ordinary rules of prosecution and urged the brutal treatment of suspects. The third section of the work lists how to torture, interrogate, condemn and execute [[witch]]es. | Based on Bodin's own experiences as a judge, this book was written as a guide to other members of the judiciary. While Bodin shows some legal erudition, he does not adhere to the ordinary rules of prosecution and urged the brutal treatment of suspects. The third section of the work lists how to torture, interrogate, condemn and execute [[witch]]es. | ||
It is one of the earliest texts to give a legal definition of a witch: "A witch is a person, who, though cognizant of the laws of god, endeavors to act through the medium of a [[diabolical pact|pact]] with [[the Devil]]." | It is one of the earliest texts to give a legal definition of a witch: | ||
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"A witch is a person, who, though cognizant of the laws of god, endeavors to act through the medium of a [[diabolical pact|pact]] with [[the Devil]]." | |||
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The book tells of fifteen distinct crimes of which every witch is guilty, and argues that, in default of proof, violent presumption should suffice for the sentence of witches to death. | The book tells of fifteen distinct crimes of which every witch is guilty, and argues that, in default of proof, violent presumption should suffice for the sentence of witches to death. | ||