of, relating to, or characteristic of the Athenian statesman Draco, or his severe code of laws.
(often lowercase) rigorous; unusually severe or cruel.
Draconian forms of punishment.
of or relating to Draco, 7th-century Athenian statesman and lawmaker, or his code of laws, which prescribed death for almost every offence
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draconian legislation
First recorded in 1810–20; < Latin Dracōn- (stem of Draco ) + -ian
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