In the Chapter Feature, "The Written Record: a City Official

question 68

Essay

In the chapter feature, "The Written Record: A City Official Worries About Witch Hunting," in which way does the Chancellor view witch hunting in Wurzburg? Although he seems to be concerned about the barbarity of it, how does it appear that at the same time, he approves of it as well?

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Definitions:

Nonfeasance

The failure to perform an act that one has a duty to perform, often resulting in liability.

Defamation

The act of communicating false statements about a person that injure their reputation.

Deceit

An act of misleading or misrepresenting information to another party, often with the intent to induce them to part with something of value or to surrender a legal right.

Battery

A legal term for an act that intentionally causes harmful or offensive contact with another person's body.