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…showed last 75 words of 284 total…reputation was poor you were open game for any kind of accusations. In a society where government and religious standing are the same reputation is an important aspect. Someone with a bad reputation could easily be accused of witchcraft because everyone would expect an immoral person to be deviant in that way. If a person is being accused others may attest just so not to be confused as a partner of the one in question.