/ ˈkrækdaʊn; NAmE / noun
crackdown (on sb/sth) severe action taken to restrict the activities of criminals or of people opposed to the government or sb in authority :
a military crackdown on student protesters
a crackdown on crime
/ ˈkrækdaʊn; NAmE / noun
crackdown (on sb/sth) severe action taken to restrict the activities of criminals or of people opposed to the government or sb in authority :
a military crackdown on student protesters
a crackdown on crime
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005