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.
DISBARMENT
disbarment
(noun) the act of expelling a lawyer from the practice of law
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
disbarment (countable and uncountable, plural disbarments)
(legal) The disqualification of a lawyer from membership in a bar association, usually as punishment for wrongdoing; the result of being disbarred.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*bar"ment, n.
Definition: Act of disbarring.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNEXPLOITED
(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”
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