In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MALEFACTION
Etymology
Noun
malefaction (plural malefactions)
A crime, an offense, an evil deed.
Displaying more bipartisanship, a day after Robert Mueller’s testimony, in which it appeared what he learned has blown his mind, but during which Trump’s malefactions were made clear, the Senate Intelligence Committee released its report on Russian election interference; those virtual acts of war Trump has called fake news.
Source: Wiktionary
Mal`e*fac"tion, n. Etym: [See Malefactor.]
Definition: A crime; an offense; an evil deed. [R.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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