Definition of crackdown
: an act or instance of cracking down
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Examples of crackdown in a Sentence
Companies that pollute are the target of a new crackdown.
Recent Examples of crackdown from the Web
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Many members of the alt-right and far right were caught up in a crackdown after last year’s deadly rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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The army, which has a long record of human rights abuses, has been blamed for causing the refugee crisis, after the military launched an intense crackdown in response to an attack by Rohingya militant groups.
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And perhaps most importantly, the Nicaraguan Army has signaled a reluctance to get involved in a crackdown on the protests.
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Then more than a thousand protesters were massacred in a brutal crackdown.
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The high-profile trial, criticized as unfair by rights groups and supporters of the newspaper, was seen as a bellwether for thousands of political prisoners swept up in a crackdown on dissent following Turkey’s failed 2016 military coup.
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The case has drawn national attention and resulted in a crackdown on Greek life at Penn State.
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Students in Beijing launched a series of pro-democracy protests; the demonstrations culminated in a government crackdown at Tiananmen Square.
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And the markets are on edge after the president launches a tariff crackdown on China.
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First Known Use of crackdown
1935
crack down
Definition of crack down
: to take positive regulatory or disciplinary action
First Known Use of crack down
1939
CRACKDOWN Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of crackdown for English Language Learners
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: a serious attempt to punish people for doing something that is not allowed : an increased effort to enforce a law or rule
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