pre-emp|tion

pre-emp|tion
pre|emp|tion or pre-emp|tion «pree EHMP shuhn», noun.
1. U.S. and Canada. the act or right of purchasing before others or in preference to others: »

It is neither right nor legal that Mr. Hardy's preemption should gobble up over 250 acres of hay lands (Regina Journal).

2. the act of seizing or taking possession beforehand; appropriation before others: »

... Federal preemption of the avocado problem (New York Times).

3. the act or fact of displacing; replacement: »

Sale of network time to candidates involves pre-emption of better paying advertisers (Frank Stanton).

╂[< pre- + Latin ēmptiō, -ōnis buying < emere to buy]
a law that blocks passage of certain ordinances in a local area: »

Four states passed pre-emption laws…[to] forbid cities and counties from enacting local gun-control measures (Investor's Business Daily).


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • pre — pre·abdomen; pre·acanthella; pre·adamitism; pre·adapt; pre·adaptation; pre·adaptive; pre·admission; pre·adolescence; pre·adult; pre·agonal; pre·am·bu·lar; pre·am·bu·late; pre·amp; pre·amplifier; pre·animism; pre·apprehension; pre·arrange;… …   English syllables

  • pre-emption law — pre|emp|tion or pre emp|tion «pree EHMP shuhn», noun. 1. U.S. and Canada. the act or right of purchasing before others or in preference to others: »It is neither right nor legal that Mr. Hardy s preemption should gobble up over 250 acres of hay… …   Useful english dictionary

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • emp — co·emp·tio; co·emp·tion; emp; emp·ti·ly; emp·ti·ness; emp·tins; emp·tion; emp·tio ven·di·tio; emp·tor; ex·emp·tion; ex·emp·tive; pre·emp·tion; pre·emp·tion·er; pre·emp·tor; pre·emp·to·ry; EMP; emp·ty; pre·emp·tive; co·emp·tive; emp·tings;… …   English syllables

  • preemption — pre·emp·tion …   English syllables

  • preemptioner — pre·emp·tion·er …   English syllables

  • preemption — pre•emp•tion or pre emp•tion [[t]priˈɛmp ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act or right of claiming or purchasing before or in preference to others 2) the act of preempting • Etymology: 1595–1605; < ML praeemptiō previous purchase, der. (with L tiō tion) of… …   From formal English to slang

  • er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… …   English syllables

  • preemption — pre·emp·tion /prē emp shən/ n [Medieval Latin praeemption praeemptio previous purchase, from praeemere to buy before] 1 a: the right of purchasing before others: preemptive right b: a right to purchase a tract of public land before others that… …   Law dictionary

  • preexemption — pre ex•emp′tion n …   From formal English to slang

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