restraint of trade

American  

noun

1. action tending to interrupt the free flow of goods and services, as by price fixing and other practices that have the effect of reducing competition.

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restraint of trade British  

noun

1. action tending to interfere with the freedom to compete in business

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Etymology

Origin of restraint of trade

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

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restraint of trade

Rogers’ conclusion is another reason Epic didn’t prevail on the monopoly maintenance or restraint of trade claims discussed above, since two of them specifically dealt with IAP.

From The Verge ● Sep. 12, 2021

In most other professions, this strategy would run afoul of the Sherman Act, which prohibits collusion “in restraint of trade or commerce.”

From Slate ● Jun. 21, 2021

Folau is taking legal action against Rugby Australia, alleging restraint of trade over his ban from Super Rugby and international rugby union, the traditional 15-a-side game.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2019

In 2015, Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis of the United States District Court in Brooklyn ruled that contracts forbidding merchants to steer customers toward other forms of payment were an unlawful restraint of trade.

From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2018

The court held that an action could be maintained in this case and that the combination as it existed was "in restraint of trade" in the sense designated by the act of 1890.

From History of the United States, Volume 6 by Andrews, Elisha Benjamin