Definitions for Preemption
priˈɛmp ʃənpre·emp·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. preemption, pre-emptionnoun

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

2. preemption, pre-emptionnoun

   the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property)

3. preemption, pre-emptionnoun

   the right to purchase something in advance of others

4. preemption, pre-emptionnoun

   a prior appropriation of something

   "the preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. preemptionnoun

   The purchase of something before it is offered for sale to others.

2. preemptionnoun

   The purchase of public land by the occupant.

3. preemptionnoun

   The temporary interruption of a task without its cooperation and with the intention of resuming it at a later time.

4. preemptionnoun

   The displacement of a lower jurisdiction's laws when they conflict with those of a higher jurisdiction.

5. Etymology: From praeemptio, from praeemo, from prae- + emo.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Preemptionnoun

   The right of purchasing before another.

   Etymology: præemptio, Lat.

   Certain persons, in the reigns of king Edward VI. and queen Mary, sought to make use of this preemption, but crossed in the prosecution, or defeated in their expectation, gave it over. Carew.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. preemption

   Preemption is an action or legal principle that allows a higher authority to intervene, take over, or nullify the actions of a lower authority in a specific area. These higher authorities are usually national or federal bodies overriding state or local laws or jurisdictions. Preemption can also refer to acquiring something in advance to prevent others from acquiring it.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Preemptionnoun

   the act or right of purchasing before others

2. Preemptionnoun

   the privilege or prerogative formerly enjoyed by the king of buying provisions for his household in preference to others

3. Preemptionnoun

   the right of an actual settler upon public lands (particularly those of the United States) to purchase a certain portion at a fixed price in preference to all other applicants

4. Etymology: [Pref. pre- + emption: cf. F. premption. See Redeem.]

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1. • Law
   • Legal Principle
   • Legal Right

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Preemption in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Preemption in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Preemption in a Sentence

1. Adam Zimmerman:

   In light of the Bates decision, it's going to be an uphill battle for the company to win on preemption on appeal.

2. Alan Gottlieb:

   We are going to fight this vigorously in defense of a state preemption law that has served Washington citizens well for more than three decades.

3. Mackenzie Kelly:

   I am the parent of a student who's in high school and anything that we can do to restrict access to AR-15 makes my son safer and every other parents, kids in our community safer. i believe that any attempt by Austin to restrict, regulate, or hamper the sales of firearms does violate state preemption laws. And that violation of the preemption law risks a lawsuit from the attorney general, which I think is a needless waste of taxpayer resources.

4. Mackenzie Kelly:

   I believe that any attempt by Austin to restrict, regulate, or hamper the sales of firearms does violate state preemption laws. And that violation of the preemption law risks a lawsuit from the attorney general, which I think is a needless waste of taxpayer resources.

5. Nicole Antonopoulos:

   Los Angeles was Los Angeles, in a nutshell, the state preemption threw a huge kink in our efforts towards carbon neutrality. This isn't the first time the state has preempted things that have made us go back to the proverbial drawing table and figure out how we get creative and innovative in a space where we don't have funding.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Preemption
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Preemption
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Preemption
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Preemption