{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-4501","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 28-4501","heading":"Definition and purpose.","body":"(a)\nAs used in this chapter, the term “person” includes an individual, corporation, business trust, partnership, business association, or any other legal entity.\n\n(b)\nThe purpose of this chapter is to promote the unhampered freedom of commerce and industry throughout the District of Columbia by prohibiting restraints of trade and monopolistic practices.","path":["Title 28. Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]","Chapter 45. Restraints of Trade."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/28-4501","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"0351d561e2ba3daa2d79d4ab9fee98f85a202ce88e6ef0149a4f4320429a795f","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-4203","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-4502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}