divestiture

/dɪvˈɛstɪtʃɚ/ · 4 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. an order to an offending party to rid itself of property; it has the purpose of depriving the defendant of the gains of wrongful behavior
   “the court found divestiture to be necessary in preventing a monopoly”
2. the sale by a company of a product line or a subsidiary or a division