Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
DELICTS
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delicts
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DELICT
De*lict", n. Etym: [L. delictum fault.] (Law)
Definition: An offense or transgression against law; (Scots Law) an offense of a lesser degree; a misdemeanor. Every regulation of the civil code necessarily implies a delict in the event of its violation. Jeffrey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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