clampdowns

Example:The city council decided on a crackdown to reduce the crime rate.

Definition:A severe and active effort to enforce laws or suppress illegal activities.

Example:The new law is aimed at intensifying penalties for cybercrimes.

Definition:To make something stronger or greater in degree; to heighten.

Example:The police force decided to step up patrols in the central district.

Definition:To increase the strength, amount, or degree of something.