"noncompete clause" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: noncompete clauses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} noncompete clause (plural noncompete clauses)
  1. (law) A provision within a business agreement or employment contract which stipulates that the contracting party must abstain from competitive practices not in the interests of an identified firm, such as starting a competing business or accepting a job with a competitor, and often extending for a period of time after the termination of the original employment or other business relationship. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-noncompete_clause-en-noun-OFJItWJZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: law

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