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Cruel And Arbitrary Rule Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is TYRANNY which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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99%7Exact Match!
noun

• a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

• dominance through threat of punishment and violence

95%8Exact Match!
noun

• New World flycatchers; antbirds; oven birds; woodhewers

33%10 Imposed arbitrary rule
verb

• rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner

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