preemption
definition: a prior appropriation of something
example: the preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests
speech part: noun
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pre-emption
definition: the right to purchase something in advance of others
example:
speech part: noun
synonyms:
pre-emption
definition: the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property)
example:
speech part: noun
synonyms:
pre-emption
definition: the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject
example:
speech part: noun
synonyms:
pre-emption