About The Word Preemption
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Preemption
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What's The Definition Of Preemption?
[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 Preemption: pre-emption | pre-emption | pre-emption Related Terms | Find terms related to Preemption: 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 See Also | appropriation | judicial doctrine | judicial principle | legal principle | legal right | preemptive right | right | subscription right Preemption In Webster's Dictionary \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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