# Term for "interference with commerce"?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/term-for-interference-with-commerce/580838>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 5, 2011, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/term-for-interference-with-commerce/580838 "2011-05-05T15:00:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![wellanuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@wellanuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wellanuff)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/term-for-interference-with-commerce/580838/1 "2011-05-05T15:00:40Z")

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I am looking for a good “googleable” term for the concept of one person or entity interfering with a company’s business, interfering in a way that could possibly be legally actionable.

I feel like there is a term for this, but I cannot quite pull it out of memory.

Those of you who speak Japanese, I am looking for a good, succinct equivalent for "営業妨害”.

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**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/term-for-interference-with-commerce/580838/2 "2011-05-05T15:04:01Z")

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> [@wellanuff](#):
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> I am looking for a good “googleable” term for the concept of one person or entity interfering with a company’s business, interfering in a way that could possibly be legally actionable.
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> I feel like there is a term for this, but I cannot quite pull it out of memory.  
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restraint of trade? Interference With Contractual or Business Relations? Tortious interference with business expectancy?

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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/term-for-interference-with-commerce/580838/3 "2011-05-05T17:43:37Z")

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[tortious interference?](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortious_interference)

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**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/term-for-interference-with-commerce/580838/4 "2011-05-05T18:32:28Z")

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Interdiction.