Preemption — synonyms, definition

1. preemption (Noun)

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preemption (Noun) — The right to purchase something in advance of others.

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

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

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

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