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draconian laws included severe punishments prescribed by Draco, their codifier. [Gk. Hist.: NCE, 791] See : Harshness How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Because of the draconian laws in the District, it is a felony for Washingtonians to own a handgun. Even as the Reagan-Bush administration promised to minimize the scope and size of the federal government, it waged a gratuitous, invasive, multi-front campaign against pleasure-seeking: It reinvigorated the War on Drugs, pushing through grotesquely draconian laws that have helped create a national drug- Although there is a general sentiment among political leaders in favour of relaxing draconian laws dating back to the 1982 constitution, not much has been done to change things. |
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