combination in restraint of trade

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   (law) any monopoly or contract or combination or conspiracy intended to restrain commerce (which are illegal according to antitrust laws of the United States)

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Questions about combination in restraint of trade

What does combination in restraint of trade mean?

combination in restraint of trade means "(law) any monopoly or contract or combination or conspiracy intended to restrain commerce (which are illegal according to antitrust laws of the United States)".

Is combination in restraint of trade a common word?

combination in restraint of trade is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.