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