free ride

free ride. A benefit obtained without paying a fair price. • For example, a competitor who used aerial photographs of a plant-construction site to discover secret manufacturing techniques was judicially criticized for getting a free ride, in contrast to others who might spend time and effort legally reverse-engineering the same techniques.

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译者Kevin，毕业于亚洲顶尖的法学院，擅长翻译各种与国际贸易委员会诉讼 相关的法律文件。