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crackdown

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crack·down  (krkdoun)
n.
An act or example of forceful regulation, repression, or restraint: a crackdown on crime.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.crackdown - severely repressive actions
crushing, quelling, stifling, suppression - forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent"

crackdown
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crackdown [ˈkrækdaun] n crackdown (on) (on crime) → campaña (contra);
(on spending) → reducción f (en)
crackdown [ˈkrækdaun] n crackdown (on) (on crime) → répression f (de);
(on spending) → restrictions fpl (de)
crackdown [ˈkrækdaun] crack n crackdown (on) → scharfes Durchgreifen nt (gegen)
crackdown [ˈkrækdaun] nrepressione f


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