clamp·down
ˈklamp-ˌdau̇n 
: the act or action of making regulations and restrictions more stringent
a clampdown on charge accounts, bank loans, and other inflationary influences—
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clamped down; clamping down; clamps down
: to impose restrictions : crack down
the police are clamping down on speeders
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Verb
the need to clamp down on petty crime in the city
Recent Examples on the WebZak Doffman, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Still, Rightmove property expert Tim Bannister said that the recovery in real estate might not be felt across the board, and warned that a further clampdown on buy-to-let investors could exacerbate existing affordability issues in the rental market.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2024
Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
But in Thursday’s blog post discussing the results of the Sept. 10th summit, the company stopped short of clamping down on the Windows kernel.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 12 Sep. 2024
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Noun
This latest news follows Samsung’s even firmer clampdown on sideloading, with its decision to default to maximum restrictions on its devices.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Still, Rightmove property expert Tim Bannister said that the recovery in real estate might not be felt across the board, and warned that a further clampdown on buy-to-let investors could exacerbate existing affordability issues in the rental market.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2024
Verb
Nintendo — the Japanese video-game giant behind franchises like Mario and Zelda, an entire lineage of consoles, and co-owner of the Pokémon Company — is a famously litigious entity with a robust track record of effectively clamping down on anything even giving off a whiff of copyright infringement.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
But in Thursday’s blog post discussing the results of the Sept. 10th summit, the company stopped short of clamping down on the Windows kernel.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Clampdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clampdown. Accessed 28 Sep. 2024.
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