Crackdown in spanish

Campaña

pronunciation: kɑmpɑnjɑ part of speech: noun
In gestures

crack down on = sancionar severamente, tomar medidas duras contra, tomar medidas severas contra, tomar medidas enérgicas contra, reprimir enérgicamente, castigar severamente. 

Example: Private citizens now suffer increased government monitoring of their telephone lines in an attempt to crack down on illegal Internet surfing.

crackdown = medida de fuerza, medida enérgica, campaña, ofensiva, represión. 

Example: As part of the worldwide revulsion against the fierce crackdown of peaceful dissidents now occurring in Cuba, the U.S. Congress has voted 414-0 to condemn the Cuban government for raiding 22 libraries.

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» police crackdown = ofensiva policial, despliegue policial.

Example: Police crackdown on the infanticides is almost nonexistent, as they are easily bribed to look the other way.
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