PREEMPTION

preemption, pre-emption

(noun) a prior appropriation of something; “the preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests”

preemption, pre-emption

(noun) the right to purchase something in advance of others

preemption, pre-emption

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

preemption, pre-emption

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

preemption (countable and uncountable, plural preemptions)

The purchase of something before it is offered for sale to others.

The purchase of public land by the occupant.

(computing) The temporary interruption of a task without its cooperation and with the intention of resuming it at a later time.

(law) The displacement of a lower jurisdiction's laws when they conflict with those of a higher jurisdiction.

Anagrams

• peremption

Source: Wiktionary

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Pre*ëmp"tion, n. Etym: [Pref. pre- + emption: cf. F. préemption. See Redeem.]

Definition: The act or right of purchasing before others. Specifically: (a) The privilege or prerogative formerly enjoyed by the king of buying provisions for his household in preference to others. [Eng.] (b) The right of an actual settler upon public lands (particularly those of the United States) to purchase a certain portion at a fixed price in preference to all other applicants. Abbott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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