antitrust

BrE /ˈæn.trɪ.stət/ AmE /ˈæn.trɪ.stət/

adjective / noun en → es

1 LEGAL [non-transitive] C1

relating to laws that prevent large companies from controlling a market and stopping smaller businesses from competing fairly

antitrust, contra la competencia desleal

Collocations antitrust laws · antitrust regulations

  • The government is considering new antitrust measures.

    El gobierno está considerando nuevas medidas antimonopolio.

2 ACTION [transitive] C1

to take legal action against a company for breaking antitrust laws

tomar acciones legales contra, iniciar una acción legal

  • take somebody to court
  • The government took the company to court for antitrust violations.

    El gobierno llevó a la empresa a juicio por violaciones de leyes antimonopolio.