Meaning of PREEMPTION
| Pronunciation: | | pree'empshun
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- [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: | | pre-emption, pre-emption, pre-emption |
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| | See Also: | | appropriation, judicial doctrine, judicial principle, legal principle, legal right, preemptive right, right, subscription right | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pre*["e]mp"tion\ (?; 215), n. [Pref. pre- + emption:
cf. F. pr['e]emption. See {Redeem}.]
The act or right of purchasing before others. Specifically:
(a) The privilege or prerogative formerly enjoyed by the king
of buying provisions for his household in preference to
others. [Eng.]
(b) The right of an actual settler upon public lands
(particularly those of the United States) to purchase a
certain portion at a fixed price in preference to all
other applicants. --Abbott.
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| | Related Terms: | | adoption, appropriation, arrogation, assumption, colonization, conquest, emption, enslavement, first option, first refusal, indent, occupation, option, preoccupation, prepossession, refusal, requisition, right of emption, right of preemption, subjugation, takeover, taking over, usurpation |
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