Malefica (OFFICIAL)

: In early modern Europe, the term was frequently used in legal documents and inquisitorial trials to classify practitioners of harmful magic.

Historically, "maleficia" referred to the specific acts of harm attributed to witches, such as crop failure or illness. Malefica

: The 2014 film Maleficent shifted the perspective from Sleeping Beauty to the villain herself. : In early modern Europe, the term was