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 — 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 trade practice — See unfair competition … Ballentine's law 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
