In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SCOFFLAW
scofflaw
(noun) one who habitually ignores the law and does not answer court summonses
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
scofflaw (plural scofflaws)
(US) One who habitually violates minor laws or fails to answer trivial court summonses (such as parking tickets).
Source: Wiktionary
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RIGHT
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
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