Sen. John Sherman (R â OH), the principal author of the Sherman Antitrust Act. The Sherman Antitrust Act (Sherman Act, 26 Stat. 209, 15 U.S.C. Â§Â§ 1 â 7) is a landmark federal statute in the history of United States antitrust law (or  competition law ) passed by Congress in 1890.he purpose of the [Sherman] Act is not to protect businesses from the working of the market; it is to protect the public from the failure of the market.
By Ginny Wiehardt. Definition: Mystery is a genre of fiction in which a detective, either an amateur or a professional, solves a crime or a series of crimes. Because detective stories rely on logic, supernatural elements rarely come into play.
(mÉªst) n. 1. a mass of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, resembling fog but not as dense. 2. a cloud of particles or a fine spray of liquid resembling this: a mist of perfume. 3. something that dims, obscures, or blurs: lost in the mists of time. 4. a haze before the eyes that dims the vision: a mist of tears. 5. a suspension of a liquid in a gas.