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  • oppressive — oppressively, adv. oppressiveness, n. /euh pres iv/, adj. 1. burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical: an oppressive king; oppressive laws. 2. causing discomfort by being excessive, intense, elaborate, etc.: oppressive heat. 3. distressing or… …   Universalium

  • oppressive — [[t]əpre̱sɪv[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe a society, its laws, or customs as oppressive, you think they treat people cruelly and unfairly. The new laws will be just as oppressive as those they replace. ...refugees from the oppressive regime …   English dictionary

  • oppressive — op|pres|sive [ ə presıv ] adjective 1. ) oppressive leaders, governments, or laws treat people unfairly or in a cruel way: people who have fled from oppressive regimes oppressive levels of taxation 2. ) something that is oppressive makes you feel …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • oppressive — UK [əˈpresɪv] / US adjective 1) oppressive leaders, governments, or laws treat people unfairly or in a cruel way people who have fled from oppressive regimes oppressive levels of taxation 2) hot in an unpleasant way, especially because there is… …   English dictionary

  • oppressive — adjective a) Burdensome or difficult to bear. the oppressive tax laws made it difficult to start a small company b) Tyrannical or exercising unjust power. the oppressive land owners kept a grip on the labourers …   Wiktionary

  • May laws — 1. See {Kulturkampf}, above. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. In Russia, severe oppressive laws against Jews, which have given occasion for great persecution; so called because they received the assent of the czar in May, 1882, and because likened to the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Penal Laws — • Treats of the penal legislation affecting Catholics in English speaking countries since the Reformation. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Penal Laws     Penal Laws      …   Catholic encyclopedia

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  • McLibel Case — For the film, see McLibel (film). McLibel case Court European Court of Human Rights Full case name McDonald s Corp v Steel (No.4) Date decided 15 February 2005 Judge(s) sitting Pill LJ, May LJ, Keen J …   Wikipedia

  • McDonald's Restaurants v Morris & Steel — The McDonald s Restaurants v Morris Steel , colloquially the McLibel case, was a long running For 313 days in court the longest trial in English history an unemployed postal worker (Morris) and a community gardener (Steel) went to war with chief… …   Wikipedia

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