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Code · U.S. Code · Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE · CHAPTER 1— MONOPOLIES AND COMBINATIONS IN RESTRAINT OF TRADE · § 12

§ 12. Definitions; short title

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(a)“Commerce,” as used herein, means trade or commerce among the several States and with foreign nations, or between the District of Columbia or any Territory of the United States and any State, Territory, or foreign nation, or between any insular possessions or other places under the jurisdiction of the United States, or between any such possession or place and any State or Territory of the United States or the District of Columbia or any foreign nation, or within the District of Columbia or any Territory or any insular possession or other place under the jurisdiction of the United States: Provided, That nothing in this Act contained shall apply to the Philippine Islands.
The word “person” or “persons” wherever used in this Act shall be deemed to include corporations and associations existing under or authorized by the laws of either the United States, the laws of any of the Territories, the laws of any State, or the laws of any foreign country.
(b)This Act may be cited as the “Clayton Act”.
(Oct. 15, 1914, ch. 323, § 1, 38 Stat. 730; Pub. L. 94–435, title III, § 305(b), Sept. 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 1397; Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title IV, § 14102(c)(2)(A), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1921.)
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  • Oct. 15, 1914, ch. 323, § 1
  • 38 Stat. 730
  • Pub. L. 94–435, title III, § 305(b)
  • 90 Stat. 1397
  • Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title IV, § 14102(c)(2)(A)
  • 116 Stat. 1921
  • act July 2, 1890, ch. 647
  • 26 Stat. 209
  • act Aug. 27, 1894, ch. 349
  • 28 Stat. 509
  • act Feb. 12, 1913, ch. 40
  • 37 Stat. 667
  • act Oct. 15, 1914, ch. 323
  • act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 21
  • 62 Stat. 862
  • act June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 39
  • 62 Stat. 992
  • Pub. L. 107–273
  • Pub. L. 94–435
  • section 14103 of Pub. L. 107–273
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ActOct. 15, 1914, ch. 323, § 1
Stat.38 Stat. 730
Pub. L.Pub. L. 94–435, title III, § 305(b)
Stat.90 Stat. 1397
Pub. L.Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title IV, § 14102(c)(2)(A)
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