See Also: antitrust law(encyclopedia)
antitrust laws(medicine)
Antitrust Laws(money)
Antitrust laws(finance)
Sherman Antitrust Act(encyclopedia)
Antitrust Acts(law)

harpoon (iou) and antitrust law (sh)


harpoon (iou)



harpoon noun & verb. [h¨»:'pu:n] E17.
[French harpon, from harpe dog's claw, cramp-iron, clamp, from Latin (also harpa) from Greek harpe sickle.]
A. noun. Orig., a barbed dart or spear. Later, a barbed spearlike missile with a cord attached to the shank, for catching whales and large fish. Cf. earlier HARPING-IRON. E17.
Comb.: harpoon-gun: for firing a harpoon.
b. verb trans. Strike or spear with a harpoon. L18.
harpoo'neer noun (now rare or obsolete) a harpooner E17.
harpooner noun a person who throws or fires a harpoon E18.

antitrust law (sh)




Any law restricting business practices that are considered unfair or monopolistic.

Among U.S. laws, the best known is the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, which declared illegal "every contract, combination...or conspiracy in restraint of trade or commerce." The Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914, as amended in 1936 by the Robinson-Patman Act, prohibits discrimination among customers through prices or Other means; it also prohibits mergers or acquisitions whenever the effect may be "to substantially lessen competition." Labour unions are also subject to antitrust laws.