Dictionary Check: divestiture
"divestiture" is a valid word!
Scrabble
15
points
Words with Friends
17
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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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