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.
APPELLATE
appellate, appellant
(adjective) of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals); “appellate court”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
appellate (not comparable)
That can be (legally) appealed to, especially of a court that hears appeals of decisions by a lower court.
Source: Wiktionary
Ap*pel"late, a. Etym: [L. appelatus, p. p. of appellare.]
Definition: Pertaining to, or taking cognizance of, appeals. "Appellate jurisdiction." Blackstone. "Appellate judges." Burke. Appelate court, a court having cognizance of appeals.
Ap*pel"late, n.
Definition: A person or prosecuted for a crime. [Obs.] See Appellee.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COVERT
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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