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antitrust Definition

☆ anti·trust (an′tī trust′, -tē-)

adjective

opposed to or regulating trusts; specif., designating or of federal laws, suits, etc. designed to prevent restraints on trade, as by business monopolies, cartels, etc.

antitrust Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • lawsuit: The antitrust lawsuit was brought by Real in 2003.
  • violation: However, the new action is limited to wilful antitrust law violations.
  • ruling: European Union official are now perusing Microsoft's proposal to comply with last year's antitrust rulings.
  • regulator: The Italian antitrust regulator added that Sky Italia could not qualify for the grants because the transmission standard of its choice was not open.
  • litigation: She also has experience of antitrust litigation, before both the Competition Appeal Tribunal and the European Court of First Instance.
  • law: The notion of market power is central to antitrust law.

Used with adjective complement

  • remain: Is successful in makes up about to allow rivals several remaining antitrust.