Question

alas, antitrusts procrustean prejudice against cooperative acts by competitors stands in the way.
source: the wall street journal
in this sentence, procrustean means:
having or arranged in layers or levels
enforcing conformity by violent or ruthless means
relating to the study of workers and their environments
arising from an unknown cause

Explanation:

La palabra "procrustean" deriva de Procrustes, un personaje de la mitología griega que forzaba a sus víctimas a ajustarse a un lecho, incluso si eso implicaba cortarles las extremidades o estirarlas. Por lo tanto, en el contexto del texto, "procrustean" significa forzar la conformidad de manera violenta o despiadada.

Answer:

enforcing conformity by violent or ruthless means