CRACKDOWN


Meaning of CRACKDOWN in English

/ 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.