- antitrust law
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(USA) the law applying to issues of attack on free competition by businesses or other organisations. See Sherman Act.
Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.
- antitrust law
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n. The body of law, primarily consisting of federal statutes, designed to promote free competition in trade and commerce by outlawing various practices that restrain the marketplace.See also Clayton Act, Sherman Antitrust Act.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
- antitrust law
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Legislation enacted by the federal and various state governments to regulate trade and commerce by preventing unlawful restraints, price-fixing, and monopolies; to promote competition; and to encourage the production of quality goods and services at the lowest prices, with the primary goal of safeguarding public welfare by ensuring that consumer demands will be met by the manufacture and sale of goods at reasonable prices.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
- antitrust law
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Legislation enacted by the federal and various state governments to regulate trade and commerce by preventing unlawful restraints, price-fixing, and monopolies; to promote competition; and to encourage the production of quality goods and services at the lowest prices, with the primary goal of safeguarding public welfare by ensuring that consumer demands will be met by the manufacture and sale of goods at reasonable prices.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
