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Procrustean bed

or procrustean bed

noun
  1. a plan or scheme to produce uniformity or conformity by arbitrary or violent methods.

Origin of Procrustean bed

after Procrustes, the bandit from Greek mythology who stretched or amputated the limbs of travelers to make them conform to the length of his bed.
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