Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

forestalling the market

Hist. 1. The taking possession of commodities on their way to the market. 2. The purchase of goods on their way to the market, with the intention of reselling them at a higher price. 3. The dissuasion of sellers from taking their goods to the market, or the persuasion of sellers to increase the price of their goods at the market. ( At common law, forestalling the market was a criminal offense.