Curse

A curse is a type of spell used for evil purposes to inflict harm or punishment on someone or something.

Examples

 * The Witch of The Waste puts a curse on Sophie in the movie and novel  of Howl's Moving Castle, turning her into a 90-year old woman.
 * The Witch of the Waste also puts a curse on Howl in Howl's Moving Castle, to force him to return to the Waste so that she can have his head for her human puppet.