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draconian
adjective
dra·co·ni·an drā-ˈkō-nē-ən 
drə-
often capitalized
Did you know?
Draconian comes from Draco, the name of a 7th-century B.C. Athenian legislator who created a written code of law. Draco's code was intended to clarify existing laws, but its severity is what made it really memorable. According to the code, even minor offenses were punishable by death, and failure to pay one's debts could result in slavery. Draconian, as a result, became associated with especially authoritative actions that are viewed as cruel or harsh.
Example Sentences
The editorial criticizes the draconian measures being taken to control the spread of the disease.
Recent Examples on the Web Pro-democracy protests in 2019 were crushed by riot police, before China imposed a draconian national security law that criminalized a range of dissent with penalties of up to life imprisonment. 
Theodora Yu, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 Most of the attention from the West has focused on the Taliban's draconian social restrictions on women, girls and minorities after the Taliban barred girls from attending school after age 12 and eliminated women's personal freedoms. Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2022 Meanwhile, the Taliban have imposed draconian restrictions on the rights of women and girls -- forbidding them from working or leaving home without a reason, and forcing them to wear all-encompassing burqas. Rhoda Kwan, NBC News, 31 July 2022 Worse, a series of draconian and discriminatory laws have recruited both police and courts to efforts to silence government critics and advocates for India’s religious minorities. Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic, 27 May 2022 The current emergency powers act was designed to be less draconian and subject to parliamentary oversight. Brian Platt, Bloomberg.com, 16 Feb. 2022 Iran’s draconian restrictions on unacceptable music have produced a flourishing underground rock and hip-hop scene. New York Times, 16 Jan. 2022 In the wake of these decisions, the Court’s conservative majority has been called radical, hypocritical, even draconian. Robert Pearl, Forbes, 11 July 2022 The final straw was the imposition of the draconian National Security Law two years ago, which eradicated any remaining liberties and landed former legislators, journalists, trade unionists and civil-society activists in jail. Benedict Rogers, WSJ, 30 June 2022 See More
Theodora Yu, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 Most of the attention from the West has focused on the Taliban's draconian social restrictions on women, girls and minorities after the Taliban barred girls from attending school after age 12 and eliminated women's personal freedoms. Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2022 Meanwhile, the Taliban have imposed draconian restrictions on the rights of women and girls -- forbidding them from working or leaving home without a reason, and forcing them to wear all-encompassing burqas. Rhoda Kwan, NBC News, 31 July 2022 Worse, a series of draconian and discriminatory laws have recruited both police and courts to efforts to silence government critics and advocates for India’s religious minorities. Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic, 27 May 2022 The current emergency powers act was designed to be less draconian and subject to parliamentary oversight. Brian Platt, Bloomberg.com, 16 Feb. 2022 Iran’s draconian restrictions on unacceptable music have produced a flourishing underground rock and hip-hop scene. New York Times, 16 Jan. 2022 In the wake of these decisions, the Court’s conservative majority has been called radical, hypocritical, even draconian. Robert Pearl, Forbes, 11 July 2022 The final straw was the imposition of the draconian National Security Law two years ago, which eradicated any remaining liberties and landed former legislators, journalists, trade unionists and civil-society activists in jail. Benedict Rogers, WSJ, 30 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Latin Dracon-, Draco, from Greek Drakōn Draco (Athenian lawgiver)
First Known Use
1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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