draconian measures/controls/penalties etc• No doubt there are scenarios where such draconian measures are justified.• Becasue of these draconian measures, Park was increasingly cut off from normalhumancontacts.• To some, this situation cries out for draconian measures to inject more competition.• At no time, however, did they use such draconian measures to stifledissent.• The argument of all crackdown law is that it applies special, draconian measures to tackle some heinous crime.
Origindraconian
(1800-1900)GreekDrakon“Draco”, ancient Greek judge who had criminals killed for very small crimes