In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
COUNTERMEASURE
countermeasure
(noun) an action taken to offset another action
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
countermeasure (plural countermeasures)
Any action taken to counteract or correct another.
(military, mostly, in the plural) Any of the devices and techniques used to impair the operational effectiveness of an enemy.
Source: Wiktionary
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ANYMORE
(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”
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