unfair trade practice
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unfair trade practice — n: any of various deceptive, fraudulent, or otherwise injurious (as to a consumer) practices or acts that are declared unlawful by statute (as a consumer protection act) or recognized as actionable at common law Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of… … Law dictionary
Unfair Trade Practice — Using various deceptive, fraudulent or unethical methods to obtain business. Unfair trade practices include misrepresentation, false advertising, tied selling and other acts that are declared unlawful by statute. It can also be referred to as… … Investment dictionary
unfair trade practice — noun : a trade practice declared by a federal trade commission to be an unfair method of competition pursuant to power given it by a legislative act designed to curb dishonesty, misrepresentation, and unethical and monopolistic business practices … Useful english dictionary
unfair method of competition — unfair trade practice … Useful english dictionary
unfair competition — un·fair com·pe·ti·tion n: the common law tort of passing off one s goods as another s; broadly: any of various torts (as disparagement) that interfere with the business prospects of a competitor or injure consumers Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of … Law dictionary
trade — 1 n 1 a: the business or work in which one engages regularly b: an occupation requiring manual or mechanical skill c: the persons engaged in an occupation 2: the business of buying and selling or bartering commodities 3: an act or instance of… … Law dictionary
unfair competition — A term which may be applied generally to all dishonest or fraudulent rivalry in trade and commerce, but is particularly applied to the practice of endeavoring to substitute one s own goods or products in the markets for those of another, having… … Black's law dictionary
unfair practice — noun 1. : a trade practice with respect to the public or a competitor that is forbidden by statute and that is therefore subject to control by a federal trade commission 2. : unfair competition * * * 1. See unfair competition. 2. any practice in… … Useful english dictionary
trade — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 buying/selling of goods/services ADJECTIVE ▪ booming, brisk, burgeoning, expanding, flourishing, lively, roaring, thriving ▪ … Collocations dictionary
practice — [ præktɪs] group local medical nursing private practice professional practice unethical unfair universal practice unscrupulous practices usual i … Combinatory dictionary
