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.
LYNCHING
lynching
(noun) putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lynching (plural lynchings)
Execution of a person by mob action without due process of law, especially by hanging.
Verb
lynching
present participle of lynch
Source: Wiktionary
LYNCH
Lynch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lynched; p. pr. & vb. n. Lynching.] Etym: [See Note under Lynch law.]
Definition: To inflict punishment upon, especially death, without the forms of law, as when a mob captures and hangs a suspected person. See Lynch law.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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