"unfair competition" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} unfair competition (uncountable)
  1. (law) In commercial law and specifically competition law, any of various distinct violations or criminal offenses that may give rise to civil causes of action (being taken to court), usually including antitrust violations such as restraint of trade and predatory pricing, trademark infringement, passing off or palming off, and misappropriation of trade secrets. Wikipedia link: unfair competition Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Law Related terms: level playing field Translations (Translations): oneerlijke concurrentie [feminine] (Dutch), vilpillinen kilpailu (Finnish), concurrence déloyale [feminine] (French), unlauterer Wettbewerb (english: legal minutiae differ) [masculine] (German), nieuczciwa konkurencja [feminine] (Polish), competencia desleal [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-unfair_competition-en-noun-rwY0Fqde Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: law

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