divestiture (n)

n06540863

type n
lex_filenum 10
def an order to an offending party to rid itself of property
def it has the purpose of depriving the defendant of the gains of wrongful behavior
examples the court found divestiture to be necessary in preventing a monopoly
Outgoing links
Hypernym court order
Domain of synset - TOPIC law, jurisprudence
Derivationally related form divestiture → divest
Incoming links
Hyponym court order
Member of this domain - TOPIC law, jurisprudence
Derivationally related form divest → divestiture

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