CRACKDOWNS Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word crackdowns. (close relations)
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action | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • something done (usually as opposed to something said) • the state of being active • a military engagement • a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) • the series of events that form a plot • the trait of being active and energetic and forceful • the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism • a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong • an act by a government body or supranational organization • the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field • In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges). verb • institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against • put in effect | ||||||||
clampdown | nounn | |||||||
noun • sudden restriction on an activity | ||||||||
control | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • power to direct or determine • a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another • (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc • a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment • the activity of managing or exerting control over something • the state that exists when one person or group has power over another • discipline in personal and social activities • great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity • a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine • a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance • the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc. verb • exercise authoritative control or power over • lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits • handle and cause to function • maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage • check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard • place under restrictions; limit access to by law • verify by using a duplicate register for comparison • be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something • have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of | ||||||||
crackdown | nounn | |||||||
noun • severely repressive actions | ||||||||
enforcement | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to | ||||||||
intervention | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.) • a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries • the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others • (law) a proceeding that permits a person to enter into a lawsuit already in progress; admission of person not an original party to the suit so that person can protect some right or interest that is allegedly affected by the proceedings • care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury) | ||||||||
repression | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of forcible subjugation • (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious • the act of repressing; control by holding down | ||||||||
restriction | nounn | |||||||
noun • a principle that limits the extent of something • an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation) • the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary) | ||||||||
suppression | nounn | |||||||
noun • the failure to develop some part or organ • the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation • forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority • (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires | ||||||||
measures | nounn | |||||||
noun • any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal • how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify • a statute in draft before it becomes law • the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule • a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated • (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse • musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats • measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements • a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance verb • determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of • express as a number or measure or quantity • have certain dimensions • evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of |