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1. preemption
noun. ['ˌpriːˈɛmpʃən'] the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property).
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- preemption (English)
- praeemptio (Latin)
- praeemo (Latin)
2. preemption
noun. ['ˌpriːˈɛmpʃən'] the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject.
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- preemption (English)
- praeemptio (Latin)
- praeemo (Latin)
3. preemption
noun. ['ˌpriːˈɛmpʃən'] a prior appropriation of something.
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- preemption (English)
- praeemptio (Latin)
- praeemo (Latin)