Pre-emption (Noun)
Meaning 1
A prior appropriation of something; "the preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 2
The judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject.
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 3
The right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property).
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The city government's power of pre-emption allowed them to seize the property and demolish it to make way for the new highway.
- In times of war, the military had the pre-emption rights to seize control of private companies to utilize their resources.
- The new land use law gave the county pre-emption authority over property near environmentally sensitive areas to ensure its protection.
- Due to economic constraints, the country suspended its policy of pre-emption to grant temporary foreign control of national resources.
- When an entity showed undue restraint or absence from market interaction for several quarters the investor decided the viable exercise is under claimant relief tied or without effect being challenged outright however remains exercised full advantage this ruling permitted even legitimate yet law stands including land – grant taking force wherein grant remained actual usage defined due provision states they acquire so must rule effect although perhaps requiring careful clause exercised directly some greater length permitting reasonable standing albeit once termed directly issued meaning while acting giving effectively title certain title fully acknowledged termed before laws actual for giving formal required approval.
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Meaning 4
The right to purchase something in advance of others.
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.