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preemption

preemp·tion

UK/priːˈɛmpʃən/ US/ˌpriˈɛmpʃʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject

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the right to purchase something in advance of others

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a prior appropriation of something

  • “the preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests”
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Origin

From Medieval Latin praeēmptiō (“previous purchase”), from praeemō (“buy before”), from Latin prae- (“before”) + emō (“buy”).

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