antitrust violations

Banned market dominance

Antitrust violations are actions by businesses that illegally suppress competition—price-fixing among supposed competitors, monopolistic practices that squeeze out rivals, or mergers that concentrate market power.

The tech giant faced antitrust violations for bundling its browser with its operating system.

The term comes from the original targets: the industrial trusts of the late 19th century.

bid riggingConspiring to fix auction outcomes
Clayton ActFederal antitrust statute
monopolyOne seller, no substitutes
market dominanceControl over a sector
market sharePercentage of sector sales

price fixing · corporate collusion · unfair competition · restraint of trade · predatory pricing · price gouging · discriminatory practices · barrier to entry · FTC · bundling · price discrimination · DOJ · consent decree · vertical integration · consumer protection laws · market manipulation

Opposites

market conduct legality

antitrust violationsfair competition

Contest without unfair advantage

corporate compliance · fair trade practices · ethical business practices

market structure effects

antitrust violationscompetitive markets

Economy with many rivals

consumer choice · competitive pricing · level playing field · fair competition · open markets

corporate ethics

antitrust violationsbusiness ethics

Moral standards in commerce

fair dealing

Family

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Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Rated G