In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
ACQUIS
Etymology
Noun
acquis (uncountable)
Short for acquis communautaire.
(law) The accumulated legislation, legal acts, and court decisions which constitute the total body of European Union law.
(international law) The accumulated legislation and decisions of any international community.
Synonyms
• acquis communautaire
• (Body of EU law): Community acquis
Anagrams
• quicas
Source: Wiktionary
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