CRACKDOWN


Meaning of CRACKDOWN in English

crack ‧ down /ˈkrækdaʊn/ BrE AmE noun [countable usually singular]

action that is taken to deal more strictly with crime, a problem, protests etc

crackdown on/against

a military crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations

the government’s crackdown against drugs

⇨ crack down at ↑ crack 1

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.