Определение restraint of trade в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь
An agreement that prevents fair competition on the open market, such as an agreement by one party to hire a second party to work within a profession on the condition that the second party will not compete against the first
An action or condition that tends to prevent free competition in business, as the creation of a monopoly or the limiting of a market. Preventing of free competition in business by some action or condition such as price-fixing or the creation of a monopoly. The U.S. has a long-standing policy of maintaining competition among business enterprises through antitrust laws, the best-known of which, the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, declared illegal "every contract, combination...or conspiracy in restraint of trade or commerce