pre-emption

Noun

Meaning

a prior appropriation of something

the right to purchase something in advance of others

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

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

preemption taking assumption annexation seizure appropriation preempt takeover confiscation expropriation arrogation emption preemptive right right of first refusal right of pre-emption
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Antonyms

common peace treaty extraordinary measures

Hypernyms

right appropriation legal right judicial doctrine judicial principle legal principle

Hyponyms

preemptive right subscription right

Examples

the preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

pre-eminent pre-eminently pre-empt pre-emption right pre-emptional pre-emptive