Preemption (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 right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property).
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 3
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 4
The right to purchase something in advance of others.
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.