preemption English

Meaning preemption meaning

What does preemption mean?

preemption

— noun the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject

— noun the right to purchase something in advance of others

— noun the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property)

— noun a prior appropriation of something the preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests

Synonyms preemption synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as preemption?

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pre-emption

preemptive right

right of priority

priority

preoccupation

preemptor

preemptive

forestall

anticipate