preemption

priˈɛmpʃən

Definition

Definition of preemption - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

priority

act of acquiring or doing something before others

The company's preemption of the land thwarted competitors' plans..

anticipation

forestalling

preventive action

action taken to prevent an anticipated event

The preemption of the sale stopped the competitors.

averting

prevention

stopping

legal

TECH.

higher authority's laws taking precedence

TECH.

Federal preemption invalidated the state law.

overriding

supersession

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Expressions with preemption

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right of preemption

contractual right to purchase first

The company exercised its right of preemption to acquire shares.

Origin of preemption

Latin, prae (before) + emere (to buy)

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preemptor

land acquisition

one who acquires land by preemption

Examples of preemption in a sentence

Preemption of the market was their main strategy.
Preemption of the meeting avoided unnecessary conflict.
The law allows for preemption in emergency situations.
The judge cited preemption in the ruling.
Preemption was a key factor in the legal decision.

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French:préemption, action préventive, ...
German:Vorkaufsrecht, Prävention, ...
Italian:prelazione, prevenzione, ...
Spanish:adquisición anticipada, prevención, ...
Portuguese:preempção, prevenção, ...
Chinese:先发制人, 预防措施, ...
Japanese:先取権, 予防措置, ...
Arabic:اِسْتِبَاق, إِجْراء وِقائي, ...
Hebrew:פְּעוּלָּה מַקְדִּימָה, מַנְעוּת, ...
Russian:преэмпция, пресечение, ...
Ukrainian:переважне право, запобігання, ...
Hindi:अधिग्रहण, पूर्वनिरोध, ...
Bengali:অধিকার গ্রহণ, অগ্রিম প্রতিরোধ, ...
Catalan:preempció, prevenció, ...
Czech:přednostní získání, prevence, ...
Danish:forkøbsret, forebyggelse, ...
Dutch:voorkoop, voorkoming, ...
Greek:προαγορά, προληπτική ενέργεια, ...
Hungarian:megelőzés, megelőző intézkedés, ...
Khmer:ការយកមុន, វិធានការបង្ការ, ...
Korean:선점, 선제 조치, ...
Persian:پیش‌دستی, پیشگیری, ...
Polish:przejęcie, zapobieżenie, ...
Portuguese (BR):preempção, prevenção, ...
Romanian:preempțiune, preemțiune, ...
Swedish:företräde, förköpsrätt, ...
Thai:การยึดครองก่อน, การยับยั้งล่วงหน้า, ...
Turkish:öncelik, önleme, ...
Vietnamese:quyền ưu tiên, hành động ngăn chặn trước, ...

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