English noun: preemption | |||
1. | preemption (cognition) the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject | ||
Synonyms | pre-emption | ||
Broader (hypernym) | judicial doctrine, judicial principle, legal principle | ||
Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
2. | preemption (attribute) the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property) | ||
Synonyms | pre-emption | ||
Broader (hypernym) | legal right | ||
3. | preemption (attribute) the right to purchase something in advance of others | ||
Synonyms | pre-emption | ||
Broader (hypernym) | right | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | preemptive right, subscription right | ||
4. | preemption (act) a prior appropriation of something | ||
Samples | The preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests. | ||
Synonyms | pre-emption | ||
Broader (hypernym) | appropriation | ||