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crack⋅down

  [krak-doun]
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–noun
the severe or stern enforcement of regulations, laws, etc., as to root out abuses or correct a problem.
Origin:
1930–35, Americanism; n. use of v. phrase crack down
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crack·down   (krāk'doun')   
n.  An act or example of forceful regulation, repression, or restraint: a crackdown on crime.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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