antitrust law
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4.3
- noun
- /ˈæntiˌtrʌst lɔ/
- Specialized
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ley antimonopolio
- Predatory pricing has long been held as illegal anti-competitive behavior under American antitrust law.
- antitrust law enforcement
- enforce antitrust laws
- federal antitrust law
The report suggests that Congress must take action to update antitrust laws with these tech companies in mind.
- The report suggests that Congress must take action to update antitrust laws with these tech companies in mind.
- This is why we have antitrust laws and why there should be a tax on carbon and so on.
- Right now, the main suggestion is to regulate tech companies through things like privacy laws, antitrust laws, copyright laws.
- So you've got these Titanic corporations that can be broken up with Sherman antitrust laws, but the government isn't trying to break them up.
- But well, this doesn't refer to anyone specific publisher or even publishers within this trade union, so I don't see how antitrust laws matter.
Examples
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The report suggests that Congress must take action to update antitrust laws with these tech companies in mind.
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Some conservatives are not content with calling for a purely economic interpretation of the antitrust laws.
Academic text (1997) -
This is why we have antitrust laws and why there should be a tax on carbon and so on.
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I am not sure how our competition and antitrust laws would be viewed in the above situations.
Academic text (1991) -
That case focused on author earnings rather than harm to consumers, which was a significant shift in how antitrust law is applied.
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In the late nineteenth century, the main instrument of control was supposed to be antitrust laws.
Academic text (2017) -
Right now, the main suggestion is to regulate tech companies through things like privacy laws, antitrust laws, copyright laws.
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The Competition Act incorporates principles that suggest there is room for the coexistence of antitrust law and innovation.
Academic text (1995) -
So you've got these Titanic corporations that can be broken up with Sherman antitrust laws, but the government isn't trying to break them up.
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The government enacted antitrust laws to prevent companies from forming monopolies and stifling competition.
Synonyms
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5.6
Law that stops monopolies and unfair business practices to protect competition
Antonyms
How Pro-Competitive
- Specialized
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4.3
- Formal
- Formal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase 'antitrust law' is compositional: it simply names a law concerning 'antitrust' (regulation to ensure fair competition) and 'law' (a statute), so the overall meaning follows directly from the constituents. This is a common, cross-linguistic noun + noun/adjective naming pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent meanings should understand it.
Etymology
The term antitrust law comes from when very big companies formed 'trusts', groups that joined to control prices and push out rivals. The start anti means 'against', so antitrust law means laws made to stop those trusts and keep the market fair and open.