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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
noun clampdown, crushing, repression, suppression The government have announced a crackdown on welfare fraud.
Translations
crackdown [ˈkrækdaʊn] N → campaña f (on contra) → medidas fpl enérgicas (on contra)
crackdown [ˈkrækdaʊn] n (= firm action) (on crime) → mesures fpl sévères; (on spending) → restrictions fpl
a crackdown on sth [+ crime] → la répression f de qch
a crackdown against terrorism → l'action antiterroriste
a government crackdown → des mesures gouvernementales sévères
crackdown
n (inf) → scharfes Durchgreifen; to order a crackdown on something → anordnen, bei etw scharf durchzugreifen
crackdown [ˈkrækˌdaʊn] n → repressione f
crackdown [ˈkrækˌdaʊn] n → repressione f


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