restrictive practice
Britishnoun
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a trading agreement against the public interest
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a practice of a union or other group tending to limit the freedom of other workers or employers
Example Sentences
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I wish it had been more honest about its encryption practices earlier on, and I very much wish it did a better job of protecting meeting recordings,.
From Slate • Apr. 7, 2020
Previously, the FBI had been stonewalled by an update Apple made to its encryption practices in September 2014.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2016
While Venona produced spectacular insights into Soviet espionage and led to the unmasking of scores of spies, it was based on the brilliant exploitation of a quirky flaw in Russian encryption practices.
From Newsweek • Aug. 7, 2013
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