In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
AVERMENTS
Noun
averments
plural of averment
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Source: Wiktionary
AVERMENT
A*ver"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. averement, LL. averamentum. See Aver, v. t.]
1. The act of averring, or that which is averred; affirmation; positive assertion. Signally has this averment received illustration in the course of recent events. I. Taylor.
2. Verification; establishment by evidence. Bacon.
3. (Law)
Definition: A positive statement of facts; an allegation; an offer to justify or prove what is alleged.
Note: In any stage of pleadings, when either party advances new matter, he avers it to be true, by using this form of words: "and this he is ready to verify." This was formerly called an averment. It modern pleading, it is termed a verification. Blackstone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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