combination n. 结合；联合；结合体；联合体 指两个或两个以上的人为某一共同目的而结合的群体。１在刑法中指合谋进行的非法或暴力行为；２在劳动法中，指工人为了提高工资、缩短工时等目的而组织的团体或采取的行动。这种行为在普通法上规定为非法，但在美国，只有以非法手段实现该团体的目标，成立该种组织或采取此类行为才被规定为非法；３在专利法中，指由若干零件组成的专利品。 (→joint venture; conspiracy; strike; boycott; picketing; trade-union)
combination. 1. An alliance of individuals or corporations working together to accomplish a common (usu. economic) goal. See COMBINATION IN RESTRAINT OF TRADE . 2. CONSPIRACY. 3. STRADDLE. 4. Patents. A union of old and new elements in an invention. • The term encompasses not only a combination of mechanical elements but also a combination