In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SUPERELEVATE
Etymology
Verb
superelevate (third-person singular simple present superelevates, present participle superelevating, simple past and past participle superelevated)
(transitive) To give a superelevation to (a railway track).
Source: Wiktionary
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EXECUTION
(noun) (law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable
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