takedown
nounEtymology Deverbal from take down.
1
Slang A taking down: the arrest of a suspect by a police officer.
2
Government, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Martial arts, Military, Politics, Sports, War 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.
- Takedown (grappling) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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Enforced removal of material from a website, etc.
- The DMCA also gives the targets of notice-and-takedown complaints a limited opportunity to have access to their materials restored.2001, Charles H. Kennedy, An introduction to U.S. telecommunications law:
- Related terms
- teardown