Phrases with «draconian rule»

The phrase "draconian rule" means having extremely harsh and severe laws or regulations that are typically strict and oppressive. Full definition

Sentences with «draconian rule»

  • «We, the entire workers of the Cocoa research institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Ibadan and members of the host communities decry and condemn in entirety the decision of the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Mr Leye Oyebade, to use brutal a force to suppress and repress the ongoing legitimate agitation of CRIN workers against the years of despotic and draconian rule of Prof Malachy O. Akoroda, the executive director of the institute. (nigeriapoliticsonline.com)
  • It is because we stop believing in GOD (s) that man has advance so far since it was lost for nearly 1300 years because of draconian rule under the guise called religion. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
  • There wasn't the need for draconian rules and punishments, because the university and women's colleges represented real standards that were reflected in the arrangements they had put in place to bring the sexes together in an orderly fashion. (firstthings.com)
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