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10 Language-to-English DictionariesWettbewerbsrecht
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈvɛtˌbeːvɐsʁɛçt
"Das Kartellamt überwacht die Einhaltung des Wettbewerbsrechts."
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2 senses- 1
A branch of law that promotes or seeks to maintain market competition by regulating anti-competitive conduct by companies.
"The European Commission fined the tech giant for violating competition law." - 2
Legal regulations designed to prevent monopolies, price-fixing, and cartels in order to protect consumer welfare.
"Mergers of large corporations are strictly scrutinized under national competition law."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'competition', derived from the Latin 'concurrentia' (from 'concurrere', meaning to run together or contend), and 'law', from Old English 'lagu', denoting something laid down or fixed. It emerged as a distinct legal and economic discipline in the late 19th and 20th centuries, notably with the passage of the Sherman Antitrust Act in the United States, to regulate market monopolies and ensure fair trade practices.
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droit de la concurrence
Transliteration: drwa də la kɔ̃.ky.ʁɑ̃s
"Les entreprises doivent respecter le droit de la concurrence."
Wettbewerbsrecht
Transliteration: ˈvɛtˌbeːvɐsʁɛçt
"Das Kartellamt überwacht die Einhaltung des Wettbewerbsrechts."
diritto della concorrenza
Transliteration: diˈrit.to delˈla koŋ.korˈrɛn.t͡sa
"La violazione del diritto della concorrenza comporta sanzioni severe."
derecho de la competencia
Transliteration: deˈɾe.tʃo de la kom.peˈten.sja
"El derecho de la competencia protege a los consumidores contra los monopolios."
direito da concorrência
Transliteration: diˈɾej.tu dɐ kõ.kuˈɾẽ.sɐ
"O direito da concorrência regula o mercado para evitar abusos."
प्रतिस्पर्धा कानून
Transliteration: pratispardhā kānūn
"प्रतिस्पर्धा कानून बाजार में निष्पक्ष व्यापार सुनिश्चित करता है।"
竞争法
Transliteration: jìngzhēng fǎ
"该企业因违反竞争法而受到调查。"
경쟁법
Transliteration: gyeongjaengbeop
"공정거래위원회는 경쟁법을 집행하는 기관입니다."
独占禁止法
Transliteration: dokusen kinshihō
"企業結合は独占禁止法によって規制されます。"
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