antimerger

adjective an·ti·merg·er \ ˌan-tē-ˈmər-jər , ˌan-tī- \

Definition of antimerger

: opposing or prohibiting mergers

At best an antimerger law is a crude instrument for dealing with collusion …
—Richard A. Posner

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1885

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