: 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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However, the deal ignited a fight with U.S. and European regulators over antitrust concerns.
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Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2024
By settling, the N.C.A.A. is banking on receiving an antitrust exemption from Congress, which would protect it from further lawsuits over compensation that is says would hurt its ability to make its own rules.
—Santul Nerkar, New York Times, 25 May 2024
The Pac-12 has become the fifth and final power conference to approve settlement terms in a multi-billion dollar antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA, clearing the way for college sports to adopt a groundbreaking revenue-sharing plan with athletes.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 23 May 2024
The transaction, which includes a $150 million payment from Shionogi to Maze, was completed months after a Sanofi partnership for the same Maze drug was terminated due to opposition from U.S. antitrust regulators.
—Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 10 May 2024
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Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2024
By settling, the N.C.A.A. is banking on receiving an antitrust exemption from Congress, which would protect it from further lawsuits over compensation that is says would hurt its ability to make its own rules.
—Santul Nerkar, New York Times, 25 May 2024
The Pac-12 has become the fifth and final power conference to approve settlement terms in a multi-billion dollar antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA, clearing the way for college sports to adopt a groundbreaking revenue-sharing plan with athletes.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 23 May 2024
The transaction, which includes a $150 million payment from Shionogi to Maze, was completed months after a Sanofi partnership for the same Maze drug was terminated due to opposition from U.S. antitrust regulators.
—Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 10 May 2024
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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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