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.
ROBBERIES
Noun
robberies
plural of robbery
Source: Wiktionary
ROBBERY
Rob"ber*y, n.; pl. Robberies. Etym: [OF. roberie.]
1. The act or practice of robbing; theft. Thieves for their robbery have authority When judges steal themselves. Shak.
2. (Law)
Definition: The crime of robbing. See Rob, v. t., 2.
Note: Robbery, in a strict sense, differs from theft, as it is effected by force or intimidation, whereas theft is committed by stealth, or privately.
Syn.
– Theft; depredation; spoliation; despoliation; despoilment; plunder; pillage; rapine; larceny; freebooting; piracy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”
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