takedown

takedown

See also: take down

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English take downdeverb.
English takedown

    Deverbal from take down.

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    takedown (plural takedowns)

    1. (slang) A taking down: the arrest of a suspect by a police officer.
    2. (martial arts) A taking down: an act of bringing one's opponent to the ground by grabbing one or both legs and applying a rearward bending moment.
    3. Enforced removal of material from a website, etc.
      • 2001, Charles H. Kennedy, An introduction to U.S. telecommunications law:
        The DMCA also gives the targets of notice-and-takedown complaints a limited opportunity to have access to their materials restored.

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