antitrust case
4
5.6
- noun
- /ˈæntiˌtrʌst keɪs/
- Specialized
:
caso antimonopolio
- One of Bartlit's biggest wins came in 1974 when he represented General Motors in a criminal antitrust case.
- the Microsoft antitrust case
But I made a mistake because in antitrust cases, damages are tripled.
- But I made a mistake because in antitrust cases, damages are tripled.
- Before Lina Khan, the most recent big antitrust case was the United States versus Microsoft.
- I'd love to get your view on the rest of these antitrust cases.
Examples
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Eric, I understand your position, but this situation is quite different from the Microsoft antitrust case.
Blog text (28) -
When the late Bob Hanley represented MCI in its antitrust case against AT&T, he was faced with a continuous barrage of different legal theories and arguments from the defense.
Academic text (2005) -
Google had learned one of the key lessons of the prior antitrust case involving Microsoft.
Blog text (22) -
In the 1990s, he led the government's landmark antitrust case against Microsoft.
Blog text (6) -
Before Lina Khan, the most recent big antitrust case was the United States versus Microsoft.
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I think the Google antitrust case will lead to a breakup of Google into four separate companies, Search an AI cloud, YouTube, and Waymo.
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Green, now a full-time arbitrator and mediator, is best known for his part in a 2001 mediation of stalled negotiations in an antitrust case against Microsoft brought by 18 states.
Academic text (2011) -
The attorney presented strong evidence in the antitrust case against the large tech company.
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After years of litigation, the antitrust case finally shed light on unfair business practices.
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A high-profile antitrust case revealed how the corporation had manipulated market prices.
How Serious
20
6.5
- Specialized
4
5.6
- Formal
322
4.4
- Formal
350
5.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from its parts: 'antitrust' names the area of law (rules ensuring competition) and 'case' denotes a legal matter, so together they mean a legal case concerning antitrust law. This is a common, transparent noun-noun/legal modifier pattern (e.g., 'tax case', 'criminal case') and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Antitrust case comes from when big companies formed trusts — tight groups that joined together to control markets and keep other firms out. When the government took these groups to court to break their power, people called that an antitrust case, so today it means a legal case against companies accused of stopping 'fair competition'.