noun
(law) any monopoly or contract or combination or conspiracy intended to restrain commerce (which are illegal according to antitrust laws of the United States) (Freq. 1)
• Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence
• Regions:
• Hypernyms: ↑combination
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: any monopoly or attempt at monopoly or any contract, combination, or conspiracy intended to restrain trade or commerce among the states or with the territories, the District of Columbia, or foreign nations, all such, excepting resale price-maintenance agreements permitted by fair-trade laws, being declared illegal by the antitrust laws of the U.S. — compare combination
Useful english dictionary. 2012.