antitrust
antitrust Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Relating to legislation, policies, or legal actions designed to prevent or regulate corporate monopolies, cartels, and unfair business practices in order to promote fair market competition.
"Federal regulators launched an antitrust investigation into the proposed merger between the two telecommunications giants."
Word Nuance & Usage
Used almost exclusively before a noun (attributively), as in 'antitrust laws' or 'antitrust litigation'. In British and European legal contexts, the equivalent concept is typically referred to as 'competition law' rather than 'antitrust'.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in late 19th-century American English from 'anti-' and 'trust' (in the specific sense of a large corporate combination or cartel), popularized by the passage of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890.