preemption
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preemption Definition
(n)
the
judicial
principle
asserting
the
supremacy
of
federal
over
state
legislation
on
the
same
subject
(n)
the
right
of
a
government
to
seize
or
appropriate
something
(
as
property
)
(n)
the
right
to
purchase
something
in
advance
of
others
(n)
a
prior
appropriation
of
something
; "
the
preemption
of
bandwidth
by
commercial
interests
"
preemption Synonyms
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