Sherman Antitrust Act

Glossary

• Attorney-General an appointed office and the main legal adviser of the federal government
• circuit court a court that serves one or more states in its jurisdiction
• condemned acquired for public use without having paid compensation to the owner
• contract a written agreement between two or more people
• damages the money or award paid after a successful decision in a civil case
• district attorneys local public officials who represent the government as prosecutors in criminal cases
• misdemeanor a crime, but one less serious than a felony
• monopolies market situations in which one group has control of the supply of a good or a service and new groups are prevented from entering the market
• restrain to limit, impede, or keep under control
• subpoenas legal orders to appear at a certain place at a certain time to provide testimony on a certain topic
• trust a corporate monopoly in which firms are consolidated to gain control of a particular industry