procrustean bed
English
Noun
procrustean bed (plural procrustean beds)
- An arbitrary standard with which compliance is enforced.
- Felix Frankfurter, New York v. United States, 331 U.S. 284, 353 (1947) (dissenting):
- The Procrustean bed is not a symbol of equality.
- Felix Frankfurter, New York v. United States, 331 U.S. 284, 353 (1947) (dissenting):
Translations
arbitrary standard to which compliance is enforced
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