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crackdown

[krak-doun]

noun

  1. the severe or stern enforcement of regulations, laws, etc., as to root out abuses or correct a problem.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of crackdown1

1930–35, noun use of verb phrase crack down
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He used a pseudonym - something that is not unusual with Kenyans online given recent crackdowns on youth dissent.

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Xenophobia has always colored this nation’s past crackdowns on immigration legal and not, but the Golden State became a noxious cauldron whose anti-immigrant fumes have infested Americans in a way not seen in a century.

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In 2002, unprecedented waves of protests demanded greater freedoms; they were met by a harsh crackdown.

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They felt helpless in the face of the crackdown, so they planned a protest in the heart of their own community.

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She said it hurt to see Latino police officers and federal agents involved in the immigration crackdown and that it was “very heartbreaking seeing your own people betray you.”

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