crackdown (redirected from crackdowns)

crack·down  (krkdoun)

n.

An act or example of forceful regulation, repression, or restraint: a crackdown on crime.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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"

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crackdown

noun clampdown, crushing, repression, suppression

Translations

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] n → repressione f