clampdown
/ˈklampdaʊn
/noun informal
A concerted or harsh attempt to suppress something: a clampdown on crime...
- Both are concerned about restrictions and clampdowns on civil liberties.
- But fear and trepidation about the web also crept to the fore, leading to clampdowns and concerns about the internet's ‘potential for evil’.
- Many of the clubs affected are angry at the sudden clampdown.
Synonyms
suppression, prevention, stopping, stamping out;
crackdown, limitation, restriction, restraint, curb, check