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preemption

/ preemption /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a prior appropriation of something
"the preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests"
Type of:
appropriation
Derived:
preempt
noun Sense 2
the right to purchase something in advance of others
Type of:
right
Kinds of:
preemptive right subscription right
Derived:
preempt
noun Sense 3
the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property)
Type of:
legal right
noun Sense 4
the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject
Type of:
legal principle judicial principle judicial doctrine
Domain:
law jurisprudence
Semantic Complexity
70%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
10
Times Searched
2
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appropriation right preemptive right subscription right legal right legal principle judicial principle judicial doctrine