draconian

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Draconian is an adjective meaning "of excessive severity", that derives from Draco, an Athenian law scribe under whom small offenses had heavy punishments (Draconian laws).

Draconian may also refer to:

• Draconian (band), a Gothic death/doom metal band from Sweden
• Draconian (video game), a computer game released in 1984
• Draconian (Doctor Who), an extraterrestrial race from the Doctor Who television series
• Draconian (Dragonlance), a fictional species in the Dragonlance setting
• Draconian, a race from Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic
• Draconian Empire, a Humanoid Race in the Buck Rogers in the 25th Century TV series
• The Draconian, school magazine of the Dragon School in Oxford, England