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

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

That is where there are really damning documents suggesting you engaged in restraint of trade.

From Reuters ● Feb. 25, 2013

Debs was indicted for a conspiracy in restraint of trade.

From Industrial Conspiracies by Clarence Darrow