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  • Clayton Act (The Clayton Anti-Trust Act) (U.S. Law)

    A 1914 supplement to the Sherman Antitrust Act that regulates general business practices that may be detrimental to fair competition. Some of the business practices regulated by the Clayton Act are price discrimination, exclusive dealing contracts, mergers and acquisitions, and interlocking directorates. See also: Price Fixing, Sherman Antitrust Act.

    See Also: Price Fixing, Sherman Antitrust Act (U.S. Law)
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