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- DictionaryRe·straint of trade/rəˈstrānt/
noun
- 1. action that interferes with free competition in a market.
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Restraints of trade is a common law doctrine relating to the enforceability of contractual restrictions on freedom to conduct business. It is a precursor of modern competition law. In an old leading case of Mitchel v Reynolds (1711) Lord Smith LC said, Wikipedia