BLOCKBUSTING

blockbusting. The act or practice, usu. by a real-estate broker, of persuading one or more property owners to sell their property quickly, and often at a loss, to avoid an imminent influx of minority groups. • Blockbusting is illegal in many states. [Cases: Brokers  1, 4; Civil Rights  1076. C.J.S. Brokers §§ 6–12; Civil Rights §§ 2–3, 14–17, 21.][Blacks Law 8th]