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What does crack down mean?

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  1. (idiomatic) To enforce more stringently or more thoroughly.
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Many residents, say group members, pleaded with the cops to crack down on the drug dealers long before the recent shootings.
It is only with the help of local people that police can crack down on the crime spree, catch the culprits and bring them to justice.
One of the first things on his agenda was to issue orders to crack down on crooked police officers and drug related crimes.
World Cup referees yesterday vowed to crack down on players who orchestrate and feign fouls to get opponents in trouble.
Police in Bolton are to crack down on this kind of behaviour, and more power to their elbow.
Frustratingly, this often leaves law enforcement authorities with their hands tied, unable to crack down on offenses in their own jurisdiction.

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