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Definitions
sudden restriction on an activity
Word origin
Deverbal from clamp down.
Used in a sentence
“The suspension of the writ of habeas corpus is merely one step towards the imposition of martial law, toward a total clampdown on all forms of peaceful struggle for meaningful change.”
“There is already in the EU a clamour for barriers against competing products from Eastern Europe and Asia, and for a Europe-wide clampdown on 'aliens'.”
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