crackdown
Abruptly stern measures or disciplinary actionAbruptly stern measures or disciplinary action; increased enforcement.
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» The police began a crackdown on illegal parking.
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)Abruptly stern measures or disciplinary action; increased enforcement.
hartes Durchgreifen, scharfes Vorgehen, Razzia
разго́нrazgón, репре́ссияrepréssija, примене́ние суро́вых мерprimenénije suróvyx mer
- severely repressive actions
Examples
4 sentencesThe police began a crackdown on illegal parking.
The government is expelling illegal aliens as part of a crackdown.
Most will laud the crackdown as steps toward transparency, fairness in business and better-run local partner companies, economists predict.
Many members of the Belarusian government are already under EU sanctions because of last year's crackdown following the disputed August presidential election.
Translations
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Origin
Deverbal from crack down.Deverbal from crack down.
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Forms
plural: crackdowns| Singular | crackdown |
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Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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