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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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One of the first things on his agenda was to issue orders to crack down on crooked police officers and drug related crimes.
Home Secretary David Blunkett is currently piloting through measures to crack down on noisy neighbours and loutish youths.
Frustratingly, this often leaves law enforcement authorities with their hands tied, unable to crack down on offenses in their own jurisdiction.
In a bid to crack down on nuisance youths and anti-social behaviour, often fuelled by alcohol, police have forged ahead with the plan.
European lawmakers are being urged to crack down on the luxury cruise liners that threaten marine life by pumping pollutants into the open ocean.
The government will also continue to crack down on coal mines in particular because many fail to conform with safety standards.

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