forestalling
fore·stall
F0257200 (fôr-stôl′)| Noun | 1. | forestalling - the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively |
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| 释义 | forestallingfore·stallF0257200 (fôr-stôl′)
forestallingforestalling:see engrossingengrossing,in English law, practice of acquiring a monopoly of goods in order to sell them at an inflated price. The offense was ordinarily limited to monopolies of foods. Related practices were forestalling, i.e. ..... Click the link for more information. . forestallingforestallingthe now obsolete crime of buying from merchants on the way to market to sell at a better price at the market. English statutory offences were abolished in 1772, but common law equivalents were occasionally revived. The practice was outlawed in Scotland by Acts of 1535,1540 and 1592. Sometimes also known as engrossing, which technically refers to the buying of dead victuals for hoarding or profiteering. An ancient crime in English law. See REGRATING.forestalling
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