Pre-emption — synonyms, definition

1. pre-emption (Noun)

preemption

pre-emption (Noun) — (law) the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject.

pre-emption (Noun) — The right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property).

pre-emption (Noun) — The right to purchase something in advance of others.

pre-emption (Noun) — A prior appropriation of something. ex. "the pre-emption of bandwidth by commercial interests"

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