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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