In both the west and east severe laws were once again passed prohibiting private divination.

The severe laws that the movie describes were passed in the midst of the 1980's crack epidemic.

To the same source we may trace the mitigation of many severe laws.

Since then, there have been other unusual announcements, like a severe law on military service and issuing bonds for "building of a powerful nation."

His ideal social order was ancient republican Sparta, with its severe laws, especially regarding education.

This law was the most severe anti-lynching laws of its kind in that time period.

The severest laws were made against them, and were most unmercifully executed.

The rabbis noted that some of the Bible's most severe laws were never carried out and never would be.

For they have done much mischief; and I see many severe laws made, to suppress them.

So unlike the first epidemic, we had severe laws without public support.