takedown

Etymology

A bare nominalization of the verb take down.

noun

  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.
    Takedown (grappling) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  3. 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

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