In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
REPROVAL
rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand
(noun) an act or expression of criticism and censure; “he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
reproval (countable and uncountable, plural reprovals)
The act of reproving.
Source: Wiktionary
Re*prov"al (-al), n.
Definition: Reproof. Sir P. Sidney.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PREMATURELY
(adverb) (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; “the child was born prematurely”
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