Divestiture — synonyms, definition

1. divestiture (Noun)

1 synonym
divestment
3 definitions

divestiture (Noun) — (law) an order to an offending party to rid itself of property; it has the purpose of depriving the defendant of the gains of wrongful behaviour. ex. "the court found divestiture to be necessary in preventing a monopoly"

divestiture (Noun) — The sale by a company of a product line or a subsidiary or a division.

divestiture (Noun) — The sale or other disposal of some kind of asset.

2 types of
court order sale