clampdowns
Harsh enforcement measures
A clampdown is an enforcement of rules and regulations that is more strict than what had been in place.
The verb clamp down, which is more often used, has the same meaning and can be used in reference to one particular situation or in general: The authorities decided to clamp down on protestors in the city square. The dictator is clamping down on dissidents in the countryside.
Official restriction on something
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- curtailmentAct of reducing scope
limitation · constraint · blockade · quarantine · exclusion · freeze · lockdown · curfew
Official content restriction
- silencingStopping noise or dissent
- repressionUnconscious blocking of thoughts
- stiflingOppressively hot and close
- quashingForcibly ending or voiding
crushing · oppression · dissent · crackdown · protest · squelching · muzzling · intimidation
Adhering to requirements
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- auditFormal accounts examination
monitoring · standards · penalties · fines · licensing · accountability · scrutiny · reporting
ban
Official restriction on something
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
curtailment · limitation · constraint · blockade · quarantine · exclusion · freeze · lockdown · curfew · shutdown
censorship
Official content restriction
- silencingStopping noise or dissent
- repressionUnconscious blocking of thoughts
- stiflingOppressively hot and close
quashing · crushing · oppression · dissent · crackdown · protest · squelching · muzzling · intimidation · blackout
compliance
Adhering to requirements
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
audit · monitoring · standards · penalties · fines · licensing · accountability · scrutiny · reporting · enforcement
crackdown
Sudden strict enforcement
patrol · sweep · taskforce · prosecution · seizure · detention · investigation · roundup · bust · operation
clampdownstolerance
Willingness to accept difference
leniency · permissiveness · forbearance · laissez-faire · liberalization
clampdownsderegulation
Removing governmental business restrictions
liberalization · loosening · relaxation · easing · opening up