Dictionary Check: divestiture

"divestiture" is a valid word!

Scrabble 15 points
Words with Friends 17 points

Definition

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

Example: "the court found divestiture to be necessary in preventing a monopoly"
noun

the sale by a company of a product line or a subsidiary or a division

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