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draconian legislation

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draconian
adjective
uk /drəˈkəʊ.ni.ən/ us /drəˈkoʊ.ni.ən/
Draconian laws, government actions, etc. are extremely severe, or go further than what is right ...
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legislation
noun[U]
uk /ˌledʒ.ɪˈsleɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌledʒ.əˈsleɪ.ʃən/
a law or set of laws suggested by a government and made official by ...
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Finally, there is the assessment of lawmakers thinking about adopting draconianlegislation now-like our cur rent drug laws-to avert more draconian laws in the future.
We therefore need political debate and meaningful dialogue—not draconianlegislation.
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Taking everything into account, we are not proposing draconianlegislation.
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I do not see why serious default should be the only ground for compensating people who suffer the adverse consequences of draconianlegislation.
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We want some draconianlegislation to deal with the matter.
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I have listened to that word applied to the most draconianlegislation.
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That is precisely why such draconianlegislation is being introduced today.
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The obvious intention was to create terror and instability at the expense of innocent people, and that justifies fairly draconianlegislation and international co-operation.
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They set to work to produce draconianlegislation attacking the trade unions.
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The way out of the position was not to pass draconianlegislation, part of which is still retained in the order.
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Surely voluntary agreements are preferable to this kind of unworkable and draconianlegislation.
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I had hoped that we would get rid of such draconianlegislation.
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It would require draconianlegislation.
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One does not find the vast majority of businesses reacting to their customers as though they were enemies, and only responding when they are forced into line by draconianlegislation.
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We are dealing with draconianlegislation.
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If that is what he is saying, it is welcome, but it is not a substitute for a proper sunset clause that limits emergency, far-reaching and draconianlegislation.
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If we have to have such draconianlegislation, it indicates that something is wrong with the very basis on which the state was createdand now exists.
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In that way, he will know exactly what is happening, how the services are being destroyed or cut, and the harm that is being done by this draconianlegislation.
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There will always be the hard cases, and when they arise there will always be calls for draconianlegislation, still further controls, and a tightening up of the whole sector.
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