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draconic, Draconic (dray KOHN ik, druh KOHN ik) (adjective); more draconic, more Draconic; most draconic, most Draconic
Applied to laws that are extremely severe or excessive: The draconic measures used by the police to control the demonstrators were being criticized in the newspapers.
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