divestiture, n.
(divestitures)
freq. cnt. 4
(divestitures)
freq. cnt. 4
an order to an offending party to rid itself of property; it has the purpose of depriving the defendant of the gains of wrongful behavior
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
divestiture
sample sentences
"the court found divestiture to be necessary in preventing a monopoly"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
the sale by a company of a product line or a subsidiary or a division
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divestiture