About The Word Pre-emption

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Pre-emption

Pre-emption Meaning & Definition
Pre-emption Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pre-emption?

[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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pre-emption: preemption | preemption | preemption

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See Also | appropriation | judicial doctrine | judicial principle | legal principle | legal right | preemptive right | right | subscription right

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