In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
COUNTERPLEADING
Verb
counterpleading
present participle of counterplead
Noun
counterpleading (plural counterpleadings)
A pleading against; a contrary pleading.
Source: Wiktionary
COUNTERPLEAD
Coun`ter*plead" (koun`tr-pld"), v. t.
Definition: To plead the contrary of; to plead against; to deny.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNINFORMATIVELY
(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”
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