Definition of divestiture
English to English noun - 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.
source: WordNet 3.0 - the sale by a company of a product line or a subsidiary or a division
source: WordNet 3.0 - The act of stripping, or depriving; the state of being divested; the deprivation, or surrender, of possession of property, rights, etc.
source: Webster 1913
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divestiture, depositure, depicture, depasture, depositor, depositary, devastator, depository, dabster, defector, defecator
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