In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
TRIBUNAL
court, tribunal, judicature
(noun) an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tribunal (plural tribunals)
An assembly including one or more judges to conduct judicial business; a court of law.
(Philippines, historical) A kind of village hall used to transact business, to quarter troops and travellers, and to confine prisoners.
Anagrams
• turbinal
Source: Wiktionary
Tri*bu"nal, n. Etym: [L. tribunal, fr. tribunus a tribune who administered justice: cf. F. tribunal. See Tribune.]
1. The seat of a judge; the bench on which a judge and his associates sit for administering justice.
2. Hence, a court or forum; as, the House of Lords, in England, is the highest tribunal in the kingdom.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COVERT
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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