preemption

1. (noun) the right to purchase something in advance of others
Related Words: preemptive right, right, subscription right

2. (noun) the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property)
Related Words: legal right

3. (noun) the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject
Related Words: judicial doctrine, judicial principle, legal principle



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