Draconian \Dra*co"ni*an\, a.
Pertaining to Draco, a famous lawgiver of Athens, 621 b. c.
Used especially in the phrase {Draconian punishment}.
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{Draconian code}, or {Draconian laws}, a code of laws made by
Draco. Their measures were so severe that they were said
to be written in letters of blood; hence, any laws of
excessive rigor.
{Draconian punishment}, punishment so severe as to seem
excessive for the crime being punished.
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