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Meaning of PRE-EMPTION
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Definition:
[n]
a
prior
appropriation
of
something
; "
the
preemption
of
bandwidth
by
commercial
interests
"
[n]
the
right
to
purchase
something
in
advance
of
others
[n]
the
right
of
a
government
to
seize
or
appropriate
something
(
as
property
)
[n]
the
judicial
principle
asserting
the
supremacy
of
federal
over
state
legislation
on
the
same
subject
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Synonyms:
preemption
,
preemption
,
preemption
See Also:
appropriation
,
judicial doctrine
,
judicial principle
,
legal principle
,
legal right
,
preemptive right
,
right
,
subscription right
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