unfair competition

English

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.

Translations

Translations

• Dutch: oneerlijke concurrentie f
• Finnish: vilpillinen kilpailu
• French: concurrence déloyale f
• German: unlauterer Wettbewerb m (legal minutiae differ)
• Polish: nieuczciwa konkurencja f
• Spanish: competencia desleal f

See also

• level playing field