MALEFICIUM
[noun]
Latin: meaning “wrongdoing” or “mischief” and is used to describe malevolent, dangerous, or harmful magic, “evildoing” or “malevolent sorcery”. In general, the term applies to any magical act intended to cause harm or death to people or property.The term appears in several historically important texts, notably the Formicarius, and the Malleus Maleficarum.
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