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crackdown

  (krăk'doun') pronunciation
n.

An act or example of forceful regulation, repression, or restraint: a crackdown on crime.


 
 
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noun

    Sudden punitive action: clampdown, repression, suppression. See continue/stop/pause, win/lose/recovery.

 
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: severely repressive actions


 
Translations: Translations for: Crackdown

Dansk (Danish)
n. - strenge forholdsregler, indgreb, forbud

Nederlands (Dutch)
(serie) harde maatregelen (b.v. tegen misdaad)

Français (French)
n. - mesure énergique

Deutsch (German)
n. - hartes Durchgreifen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βίαιη καταστολή

Italiano (Italian)
usare la mano pesante

Português (Portuguese)
n. - castigo (m)

Русский (Russian)
жесткие меры

Español (Spanish)
n. - medidas enérgicas, castigo violento

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kraftåtgärder

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
压迫, 痛击, 镇压

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 壓迫, 痛擊, 鎮壓

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 법률의 엄격한 시행, 일제 단속

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 厳重な取締まり, 弾圧

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) خطوات صارمه لمنع ( الجريمه مثلا)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נקיטת אמצעים‬


 
 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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