noun
definition
A sudden repressive or punitive restriction or control
Examples of clampdown in a Sentence
Cleveland Police launched a clampdown on air guns after a spate of shootings.
Tuesday, April 25, 2006 A major clampdown targeting people attempting to smuggle drugs into HMP Leeds is enjoying continued success.
Drivers who tamper with car number plates are likely to face prosecution in a new clampdown.
It is vital for socialists and activists in Pakistan to launch a fightback against this latest military clampdown.
Junk food clampdown threat The food industry was warned to stop advertising junk food to children within a year or face a clampdown.
A mother forced to take her special needs son out of mainstream school has welcomed a Government clampdown on bullying.
There was widespread disruption across the UK air network as a result of the UK's biggest ever security clampdown.
Junk food clampdown threat The food industry was warned to stop advertising junk food clampdown threat The food industry was warned to stop advertising junk food to children within a year or face a clampdown.
The appearance last week of a poster campaign announcing a clampdown on cigarette smuggling revealed an ominous trend.