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.
SCIENTER
scienter
(adverb) (law) deliberately or knowingly
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
scienter (not comparable)
(legal) deliberately, knowingly
Noun
scienter (uncountable)
(legal) knowledge of one's own illegal acts; intent
Anagrams
• centries, enterics, enticers, in secret, incester, rentices, secretin
Source: Wiktionary
Sci*en"ter, adv. Etym: [L.] (Law)
Definition: Knowingly; willfully. Bouvier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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