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PREEMPTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A prior appropriation of something
Example:
the preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests
Synonyms:
pre-emption; preemption
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("preemption" is a kind of...):
appropriation (a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner)
Derivation:
preempt (acquire for oneself before others can do so)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The right to purchase something in advance of others
Synonyms:
pre-emption; preemption
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("preemption" is a kind of...):
right (an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "preemption"):
preemptive right (the right granting to shareholders the first opportunity to buy a new issue of stock; provides protection against dilution of the shareholder's ownership interest)
subscription right (the right of a shareholder in a company to subscribe to shares of a new issue of common stock before it is offered to the public)
Derivation:
preempt (acquire for oneself before others can do so)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property)
Synonyms:
pre-emption; preemption
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("preemption" is a kind of...):
legal right (a right based in law)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject
Synonyms:
pre-emption; preemption
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("preemption" is a kind of...):
judicial doctrine; judicial principle; legal principle ((law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
