crackdown

See also: crack down

English

Etymology

Noun use of the verb crack down.

Noun

crackdown (countable and uncountable, plural crackdowns)

  1. Abruptly stern measures or disciplinary action; increased enforcement
    • 2013 June 18, Simon Romero, "Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders," New York Times (retrieved 21 June 2013):
      After a harsh police crackdown last week fueled anger and swelled protests, President Dilma Rousseff, a former guerrilla who was imprisoned under the dictatorship and has now become the target of pointed criticism herself, tried to appease dissenters by embracing their cause on Tuesday.

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