In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PALIFICATIONS
PALIFICATION
Pal`i*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. palus a stake + -ficare (in comp.) to make: cf. F. palification. See -fy.]
Definition: The act or practice of driving piles or posts into the ground to make it firm. [R.] Sir H. Wotton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ACQUITTED
(adjective) declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless; “he stands acquitted on all charges”; “the jury found him not guilty by reason of insanity”
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