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Pre-emption

noun

The judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject. Synonym: preemption.

The right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property). Synonym: preemption.

The right to purchase something in advance of others. Synonym: preemption.

A prior appropriation of something. Synonym: preemption.

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Etymology of 'Pre-emption'

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"Pre-emption" Quotes from Famous Books

... PRISAGE. In England there was an ancient right of the crown to purveyance or pre-emption, i.e. the right of buying up provisions and other necessities for the royal household, at a valuation, even without the consent of the owner. Out of this right originated probably that of taking customs, in return for the protection and maintenance of the ports and harbours. ...

— Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 - "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" • Various

... Great Britain doubled, merely on condition that I would use my endeavours to bring about a peace. But this I rejected.' The American authorities then held out an even more tempting bait. They would give him pre-emption rights over land estimated to be worth twenty thousand pounds and an annual allowance of fifteen hundred dollars. But Brant steadfastly refused, and his reason was very plain. How could he accept such ...

— The War Chief of the Six Nations - A Chronicle of Joseph Brant - Volume 16 (of 32) in the series Chronicles of Canada • Louis Aubrey Wood

Words linked to "Pre-emption" : preemptive right, right, legal right, judicial doctrine, subscription right, judicial principle, appropriation, law, legal principle, jurisprudence