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