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.
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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