About The Word Divestiture
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Divestiture
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What's The Definition Of Divestiture?
[n] 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; "the court found divestiture to be necessary in preventing a monopoly"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Divestiture: Related Terms | Find terms related to Divestiture: See Also | court order Divestiture In Webster's Dictionary \Di*vest"i*ture\ (?; 135), n.
The act of stripping, or depriving; the state of being
divested; the deprivation, or surrender, of possession of
property, rights, etc.
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