DRACONIAN


Meaning of DRACONIAN in English

[adjective] - (usually of laws, government actions, etc.) unreasonably severe; going beyond what is right or necessaryHe criticized what he called 'the draconian measures' taken by the police in controlling the demonstrators.Draconian fines keep illegal parking in the city centre to a minimum.The army, which held power at that time, imposed draconian penalties on the non-voters.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.