crackdown

English Thesaurus

1. severely repressive actions (noun.act)

hypernym	:	crushing, quelling, stifling, suppression,
definition	:	forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority (noun.act)

derivation	:	clamp down, crack down,
definition	:	repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable) (verb.change)

derivation	:	clamp down, crack down,
definition	:	repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable) (verb.change)