crackdown
/ˈkrækdaʊn/ noun [C]Translation
› when bad or illegal behaviour is dealt with in a very severe way, in order to stop it happening
sıkı tedbir, sert önlem
The police are having a crackdown on speeding.1862(Definition of crackdown noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
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