The answer is the Italian one
The statement is partially correct, the laws would be extreme in numbers and there would be far more punishments than a state with a moderate amount of laws. There would be more laws or regulations broken or violated when it would regard certain things. But the number of laws however does not exactly show how corrupt the state may be, but how extensive or extreme the punishments for the crime would be.
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a narrow, keelless boat with pointed ends, propelled by a paddle or paddles.