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Discover LudwigThe phrase "harsh law" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It can be used to describe a law or rule that is overly strict or severe in its consequences. Example: "The country's harsh laws on drug possession have led to overcrowding in prisons and disproportionately affect marginalized communities."
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Some historians view the convicts as the victims of harsh law in an unjust society.
Both had called for the harsh law on blasphemy to be changed.
Last year he became famous as the author of SB1070, Arizona's harsh law against illegal immigrants, whom he blames for most things.
In Reynolds, the Law Lords looked at this harsh law in the context of a constitutional or common-law right to free expression.
In Los Angeles the United States attorney follows the policy of applying a harsh law known as section 1326, but he does so selectively.
It zeroes in on how the "law and order" rhetoric of the 1950s and 1960s led to the war on drugs and harsh law enforcement and sentencing policies, which disproportionately affect black people.
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He quickly established himself as a mildly reformist but harsh law-and-order man, voting against ending hanging in 1964.
Hardliners enviously pointed to harsh laws in neighbouring states.
At times the government has used harsh laws against opponents.
But there are already harsh laws against assault and trafficking.
"If we're going to have harsh laws, at least we should fulfill our constitutional obligations".
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