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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
draconian \draco"nian\, a.
pertaining to draco, a famous lawgiver of athens, 621 b. c.
used especially in the phrase draconian punishment.
1913 webster +pjc
draconian code, or draconian laws, a code of laws made by
draco. their measures were so severe that they were said
to be written in letters of blood; hence, any laws of
excessive rigor.
draconian punishment, punishment so severe as to seem
excessive for the crime being punished.
1913 webster +pjc
see also:
draconian punishment draconian code draconian laws
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Draconian, definition of term: Draconian
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Punishment, definition of term: Punishment
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Draconian Code, definition of term: Draconian Code
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