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Draconian Laws |
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A code of laws prepared by Draco, the celebrated lawgiver of Athens, that, by modern standards, are considered exceedingly severe. The term draconian has come to be used to refer to any unusually harsh law. |
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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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