Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - draconian
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adj. (also Draconic) very harsh or severe (esp. of laws and their application). Etymology: Drakon, 7th-c. BC Athenian legislator ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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Draconian laws or measures are extremely harsh and severe. (FORMAL) ...draconian measures to lower US healthcare costs. ADJ: usu ADJ n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ adj very strict and cruel (draconian laws/measures/methods etc) (draconian measures to control population growth) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1876 (earlier Draconic, 1680), from Draco, Gk. statesman who laid down a code of laws for Athens 621 B.C.E. that mandated death as punishment for minor crimes. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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