Definition of crackdown
(Entry 1 of 2)
: an act or instance of cracking down
crack down
verb
cracked down; cracking down; cracks down
Definition of crack down (Entry 2 of 2)
: to take positive regulatory or disciplinary action
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The first known use of crackdown was in 1935
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