restraint of trade
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrestraintandtrade
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restraint
noun
uk/rɪˈstreɪnt/us/rɪˈstreɪnt/
calm and ...
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trade
adjective
uk/treɪd/us/treɪd/
publishingspecialized
used to refer to the publishing of books, etc. that are aimed at the ...
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(Definition ofrestraintandtradefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The company claimed that the exclusive beverage contracts were arestraintoftrade, and therefore illegal.
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Ultimately, the court was assuming the power to decide whether a givenrestraintoftradewas ' ' reasonable ' ' or ' ' unreasonable.
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Large corporations, state intervention, and conspiracies inrestraintoftradediscredit the welfare optimization and introduce the deadweight loss of supernormal price.
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Again, the court held that voluntary agreements to regulate the price of lumber did not fall within the common law definition of eitherrestraintoftradeor attempt to monopolize.
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If mergers produce any form ofrestraintoftrade, then they are not desirable.
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Will the inquiry deal with societies inrestraintoftrade?
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We have rules against contracts that are inrestraintoftrade.
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We should not overlook the possibility of introducing a system of compulsory registration of all agreements inrestraintoftrade.
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All contracts inrestraintoftradeare not illegal.
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Clause 25 imposes arestraintoftradebetween refiners.
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The law on therestraintoftradehas altered very considerably.
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Could not action be taken against these tribunals for acting inrestraintoftrade?
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However, the notion that a country setting a high standard of consumer protection is acting inrestraintoftradeis simply ridiculous.
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I do not wish to use the term "ring" in any technical sense, but here we arc concerned with collective arrangements inrestraintoftrade.
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Restraintoftradeconsiderations are hindering or preventing many governing bodies from controlling their sports properly.
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I paid about £100 a year and had arestraintoftradeon anyone who wanted to start competing with me.
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In fact a contract inrestraintoftradeis not illegal at common law.
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Therefore, to that extent, it is directly inrestraintoftrade, and in restraint of a very important trade, in this country.
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It was employers who first started "combination inrestraintoftrade", and employers use coercive action every day of the week.
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With the same objective the amendment also excludes the corresponding common law ofrestraintoftrade.
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