In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
FORJUDGE
Etymology
Verb
forjudge (third-person singular simple present forjudges, present participle forjudging, simple past and past participle forjudged)
(transitive, obsolete except as a legal term) To exclude, oust, or dispossess by a judgment; prohibit (from).
(transitive, dialectal in Britain) To condemn judicially (to a penalty).
Source: Wiktionary
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SUFFOCATION
(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”
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