Draconian 1100 Words You Need
/drəˈkəʊ.ni.ən/ (adj)
Definition
very strict and harsh, unjustly harsh and severe, describes laws, government actions, etc. which are unreasonably severe; going beyond what is right or necessary, strong, ruthless, austere
Example
Draconian laws are codes 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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Draconian laws, traditional Athenian law code allegedly introduced by Draco c. 621 BC. Aristotle, the chief source for knowledge of Draco, claims that his were the first written Athenian laws and that Draco established a constitution enfranchising hoplites, the lower class soldiers. The Draconian laws were most noteworthy for their harshness; they were said to be written in blood, rather than ink. Death was prescribed for almost all criminal offenses. Solon, who was the archon (magistrate) in 594 BC, later repealed Draco’s code and published new laws, retaining only Draco’s homicide statutes. Modern scholarship tends to be skeptical of the Draconian tradition. The hoplite constitution was certainly a later invention. Little is known of the laws, but even the homicide laws probably underwent change by the 4th century BC.
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Antonyms
mild, moderate
Parts of speech
Noun: draconianism
Noun: Draconian code: strict and harsh rules
