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   crackdown

   /ˈkrakdaʊn/

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   • 1. a series of severe measures to restrict undesirable or illegal people or behaviour: "a crackdown on car crime"

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   What does crackdown mean?

   • CRACKDOWN definition: 1. a situation in which someone starts to deal with bad or illegal behaviour in a more severe way…. Learn more.

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   Where did the word 'crackdown' come from?

   • Crackdown, with its sense of "severe discipline," may have originated from the phrase crack the whip, although language experts aren't certain. "Crackdown."

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   What is a police crackdown?

   • A police crackdown hit a snag when villains stole one of their cars. Rogue traders face a crackdown. The government have announced a crackdown on welfare fraud. The number of prisoners increased as a corollary of the government's crackdown on violent crime. A crackdown is strong official action that is taken to punish people who break laws.

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   What does cracking down mean?

   • 1. To increase the intensity or severity involved in preventing or regulating something: The police are cracking down on drunk driving and issuing stiffer penalties. The police cracked down after the murder last week. 2. To increase the intensity or severity involved in punishing or repressing someone: The government has cracked down on protesters.

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   crack down | American Dictionary. phrasal verb with crack verb us / kræk / Add to word list. to take strong action to stop something: The law limits engine idling to four minutes, but there aren’t enough police officers to crack down on the problem.

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   The meaning of CRACKDOWN is an act or instance of cracking down. How to use crackdown in a sentence.

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   CRACKDOWN meaning: 1. a situation in which someone starts to deal with bad or illegal behaviour in a more severe way…. Learn more.

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   Crackdown definition: the severe or stern enforcement of regulations, laws, etc., as to root out abuses or correct a problem.. See examples of CRACKDOWN used in a sentence.

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   A crackdown is strong official action that is taken to punish people who break laws.

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   When an authority uses strict or harsh measures to curb certain behavior, it's a crackdown. A crackdown can be seen as positive or negative, depending on what kind of activity is being limited.