In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
EXILEMENT
Etymology
Noun
exilement (countable and uncountable, plural exilements)
(archaic) banishment; exile
Source: Wiktionary
Ex"ile*ment, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. exilement.]
Definition: Banishment. [R.] Sir. H. Wotton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPERSION
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
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