Every threat of monopolization is condemned as a violation of antitrust law even fi the alleged offender does not possess some degree of market power.

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Antitrust laws, specifically in the context of monopolization under the Sherman Act in the United States, require that an entity must possess significant market power or a dangerous probability of achieving monopoly power for their actions to be considered a violation. Simply threatening monopolization without the power to feasibly achieve it does not typically violate antitrust laws.

Every Threat of Monopolization Is Condemned as a Violation of Antitrust