per se rule
per se rule. Antitrust. The judicial principle that a trade practice violates the Sherman Act simply if the practice is a restraint of trade, regardless of whether it actually harms anyone. See SHERMAN ANTITRUST ACT. Cf. RULE OF REASON.
PER SE RULE
per se rule
per se rule 〈美〉本身违法规则；单独认定规则 在反托拉斯法中，只要某一商业作法是限制贸易的，无须考虑它实际上是否造成了对他人的损害，即可认定其违反《谢尔曼法》〔Sherman Act〕的司法原则。