 pre-emption |
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| 1. | [ noun ] the right to purchase something in advance of others | |
| Synonyms: | preemption | |
| Related terms: | right subscription_right preemptive_right preempt | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (law) the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property) | |
| Synonyms: | preemption | |
| Related terms: | legal_right | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (law) the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject | |
| Synonyms: | preemption | |
| Related terms: | legal_principle law | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a prior appropriation of something | |
| Synonyms: | preemption | |
| Examples: | "the preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests" |
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| Related terms: | appropriation preempt | |
| Similar spelling: |
preemption pre-emptor prompting preemptive promptness promptbook promptly prompter preemptor |
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