Definition of preemption Preemption
/pɹiˌɛˈmpʃʌn/ - [preeempshun] - pre•emp•tion
We found 12 definitions of preemption from 4 different sources.
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What does preemption mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: preemptions |
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| preemption - the right to purchase something in advance of others | ||
| pre-emption | ||
| right a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east; "take a right at the corner" | ||
| preemptive right the right granting to shareholders the first opportunity to buy a new issue of stock; provides protection against dilution of the shareholder's ownership interest | ||
| preemption - a prior appropriation of something; "the preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests" | ||
| pre-emption | ||
| appropriation a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner; "the necessary funds were obtained by the government's appropriation of the company's operating unit"; "a person's appropriation of property belonging to another is dishonest" | ||
| preemption - the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject | ||
| pre-emption | ||
| judicial doctrine, judicial principle, legal principle (law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence | ||
| preemption - the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property) | ||
| pre-emption | ||
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Wiktionary 
- preemption (Noun)
The purchase of something before it is offered for sale to others. - preemption (Noun)
The purchase of public land by the occupant. - preemption (Noun)
The temporary interruption of a task without its cooperation and with the intention of resuming it at a later time. - preemption (Noun)
The displacement of a lower jurisdiction's laws when they conflict with those of a higher jurisdiction.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- preemption (n.)
The act or right of purchasing before others. - preemption (n.)
The privilege or prerogative formerly enjoyed by the king of buying provisions for his household in preference to others. - preemption (n.)
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.
Part of speech
🔤- preemption, noun, singular of preemptions.
