police crackdown

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police
noun[plural]
uk
/pəˈliːs/us
/pəˈliːs/
the official organization that is responsible for protecting people and property, making people obey the law, finding out about and solving crime, and catching people who have committed ...
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crackdown
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkræk.daʊn/us
/ˈkræk.daʊn/
a situation in which someone starts to deal with bad or illegal behaviour in a more ...
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(Definition ofpoliceandcrackdownfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Online activists' calls for support against thepolicecrackdownincreased the number of sit-in protesters by the evening.
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Unlike previous protests, there was no large scalepolicecrackdown.
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Thepolicecrackdownhas divided the community, as many fans found it excessive and even oppressive.
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Online activists' calls for support against thepolicecrackdownincrease the number of sit-in protesters by the evening.
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The following month, protesters in many cities were met with apolicecrackdown.
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The protesters were advised not to drink alcohol or to organize into groups of more than 20 people, as these acts could provoke a legalpolicecrackdown.
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Drugs are rarely sold openly on the street due to police crackdowns in the early 2000s (decade).
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However, this practice has waned due to police crackdowns on gang members.
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Police crackdowns on these often-illegal parties drove the scene into the countryside.
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Police crackdowns on these often-unauthorized parties drove the scene into the countryside.
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The conference was preceded by police crackdowns, and the organisers of the conference were prohibited to take out any public procession.
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Several such police crackdowns were reported in 20042005.
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Despite more than a decade of police crackdowns, their numbers have been growing.
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It was also an infrequent target of police crackdowns for nude sunbathing.
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Some charge that the transit mall and increased pedestrian traffic has attracted transient and homeless persons from across the city, and aggressive panhandling has increased, despite periodic police crackdowns.
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Along with increased police crackdowns on copying of pirated software, the underground copyparties were gradually replaced by slightly higher-profile events that came to be known as demoparties.
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