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restraint of trade

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.


restraint of trade

noun

  1. action tending to interfere with the freedom to compete in business
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of restraint of trade1

First recorded in 1885–90

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