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.
SECUREMENTS
Noun
securements
plural of securement
Source: Wiktionary
SECUREMENT
Se*cure"ment, n.
Definition: The act of securing; protection. [R.] Society condemns the securement in all cases of perpetual protection by means of perpetual imprisonment. C. A. Ives.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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