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.
EMBARGOES
EMBARGO
embargo, trade embargo, trade stoppage
(noun) a government order imposing a trade barrier
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
embargoes
plural of embargo
Verb
embargoes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of embargo
Source: Wiktionary
EMBARGO
Em*bar"go, n.; pl. Embargoes. Etym: [Sp., fr. embargar to arrest, restrain; pref. em- (L. in) + Sp. barra bar, akin to F. barre bar. See Bar.]
Definition: An edict or order of the government prohibiting the departure of ships of commerce from some or all of the ports within its dominions; a prohibition to sail.
Note: If the embargo is laid on an enemy's ships, it is called a hostile embargo; if on the ships belonging to citizens of the embargoing state, it is called a civil embargo.
Em*bar"go, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embargoed; p. pr. & vb. n. Embargoing.]
Definition: To lay an embargo on and thus detain; to prohibit from leaving port; -- said of ships, also of commerce and goods.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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