At some time (perhaps c.600 B.C.) he led the Athenians in the recapture of Salamis from the Megarians. He was also a poet, and some of his patriotic verse in the Ionic dialect is extant. , c.639–c.559 B.C., Athenian statesman, lawgiver, and reformer. Though the code was considerably ameliorated by Solon Solon Although the term originated in Corsica, the custom has also been practiced in other parts of Italy, in other European countries, and among the Arabs.
, feud between members of two kinship groups to avenge a wrong done to a relative. The code adopted the principle that murder must be punished by the state and not by vendetta vendetta From this and from later accounts in the writings of Aristotle and Plutarch it appears that in Athens the penalty of death was prescribed for the most trivial offense. Of his codification of Athenian customary law only the section dealing with involuntary homicide is preserved. 621 B.C., Athenian politician and law codifier. Send us feedback.Draco (drā`kō) or Dracon (drā`kŏn), fl.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'draconian.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. 2021 But some House Democrats balked at earlier legislation that imposed draconian price controls that would have killed the incentive for drug innovation. 2020 What happens when side-hustle culture, relaxing cultural norms around cannabis, and the draconian overhang of the Drug War collide in the Deep South? 20 Crime Bill, a package of mostly draconian federal laws, was national news. Washington Post, 28 July 2021 Republican Governor Brian Kemp has signed what voting rights groups say is the most draconian bid to suppress Black votes since the 1960s. 6 defendants - and were done under court supervision. 2021 But draconian restrictions applied to all 1,500 people detained at the jail - not just Jan. 2021 And for what? There was a point at which draconian restrictions on travel made a certain sense.Ĭharles C. Sarita Santoshini, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Dec. 2021 This is a draconian, vaguely worded catchall law, dating from 1967 but amended several times since then, that allows detention without charge for 180 days, a duration far exceeding international standards.
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