: of, relating to, or being legislation against or opposition to trusts or combinations
specifically
: consisting of laws to protect trade and commerce from unlawful restraints and monopolies or unfair business practices
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Google's antitrust remedy trial started this week, and the Department of Justice has produced several witnesses to testify about how Google's stranglehold on search has slowed their innovation.
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ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2025
Google’s antitrust case continues to play out in court, with the company facing the prospect of being forced to spin off its browser.
—Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Apple and Meta were fined nearly $800 million Tuesday for breaking the European Union’s antitrust rules for digital markets.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025
In testimony Tuesday during Meta’s antitrust trial in Washington, Systrom recounted how quickly Instagram was growing before Zuckerberg’s offer.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2025
Google’s antitrust case continues to play out in court, with the company facing the prospect of being forced to spin off its browser.
—Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Apple and Meta were fined nearly $800 million Tuesday for breaking the European Union’s antitrust rules for digital markets.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025
In testimony Tuesday during Meta’s antitrust trial in Washington, Systrom recounted how quickly Instagram was growing before Zuckerberg’s offer.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Antitrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antitrust. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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antitrust
adjective
an·ti·trust
ˌan-tē-ˈtrəst, ˌan-ˌtī- 
: of, relating to, or being legislation against or opposition to business trusts or combinations
specifically
: consisting of laws to protect trade and commerce from unlawful restraints and monopolies or unfair business practices see also Clayton Antitrust Act and Sherman Antitrust Act
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