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Pre-emption   /pri-ˈɛmpʃən/   Listen
Pre-emption

noun
1.
The judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject.  Synonym: preemption.
2.
The right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property).  Synonym: preemption.
3.
The right to purchase something in advance of others.  Synonym: preemption.
4.
A prior appropriation of something.  Synonym: preemption.





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Words linked to "Pre-emption" :   preemptive right, legal principle, right, subscription right, law, jurisprudence, judicial doctrine, appropriation, judicial principle, legal right


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