Definitions for crackdowns

crackdowns crack·down

Spelling: [krak-doun]
IPA: /ˈkrækˌdaʊn/

Crackdowns is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 21 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 24 points.

You can make 529 anagrams from letters in crackdowns (accdknorsw).

Definitions for crackdowns

noun

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

Origin of crackdowns

1930-35, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase crack down

Examples for crackdowns

“It dealt with the consequences of the Green Movement crackdown and how it affected the lives of a family,” said Panahi.

In 2012, the crackdown intensified in Western Japan and then later Tokyo.

In total, nine infants have reportedly seized by the military in the crackdown.

The interpretation of the Tiananmen crackdown remains a charged issue in China, both politically and emotionally.

Particular bars and nightclubs are earmarked as gay-friendly despite the crackdown, members told The Daily Beast.

The black market trade in fossils stolen from the richest Cretaceous fossil locality in the world has prompted a crackdown.

Hundreds died in the attacks, but Chinese authorities have never provided data on the death toll from the crackdown.

A crackdown on a Tiananmen scale is on many minds, even if no one has the foggiest idea what Beijing is planning.

Then there was a crackdown on Catholics, with houses being searched for hiding places for priests.

Miriam recalls her last conversation with her brother being about him trying to help members of his group escape the crackdown.

Word Value for crackdowns
Scrable

21

Words with friends

24

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