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Defined in 6 dictionaries — Case Law, Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893)
Definitions from Case Law
From 509 U.S. 764 - Hartford Fire Insurance Co v. California Merrett Underwriting Agency Management Limited · 1993Most cited · 1,180 citing opinions
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The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A conspiracy to injure the business of any person by inducing others to abstain from business relations with him. The methods are so diverse as not to be comprehended by any definition. For illustrations, see 84 Va. 927; 45 Fed. 135; 55 Conn. 79. If force or intimidation is resorted to, such combinations are unlawful. As to their legality in the absence of such measures, see 15 Q. B. Div. 476.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
An organized effort to exothers by persuasion, intimidation and other acts which tend to violence, and thereby to coerce him, through fear of resulting injury, to submit to dictation in the management of his affairs. Casey v. Typographical Union, 45 Fed. 135, 12 L. R. A. 193, citing State v. Glidden, 55 Conn. 46, 8 Atl. 890, 3 Am. St. Rep. 23. In State v. Glidden, 55 Conn. 46, 8 Atl. 890, 3 Am. St. Rep. 23, it was held that to threaten or intimidate a person to compel him against his will to do or abstain from doing any act which he has a legal right to do, is an unlawful conspiracy. See also 15
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
A combination among persons to prevent dealings with another or others, such as employers or tradesmen, for the purpose of coercion. B. E. The initial letters of Bancus Regis, or Bancus RegincB, the name of the English Court of King's or Queen's Bench.