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preemption::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | pre-emption |
| Type of | right |
| Has types | preemptive right, subscription right |
| Derivation | preempt |
preemption::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | pre-emption |
| Type of | appropriation |
| Derivation | preempt |
the preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests.
preemption::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | pre-emption |
| Type of | legal right |
preemption::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | pre-emption |
| Type of | legal principle, judicial doctrine, judicial principle |
Examples of preemption
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The King, however, had the sagacity to secure a preemption-right as early as 1620.
From the theatlantic.com
The Supreme Court this year took several cases that invoke federal preemption.
From the washingtonpost.com
We invaded a country recklessly, on false information, with a notion of preemption.
From the npr.org
China is adopting the language of preemption in battling Muslim separatists.
From the businessweek.com
I asked him in Columbus to describe a situation in which preemption might be required.
From the theatlantic.com
Any updated U.S. strategic doctrine will still have to include preemption.
From the washingtontimes.com
The preemption is complete insofar as works fall within the federal copyright statute.
From the en.wikipedia.org
In the aftermath of September 11, the U.S. embarked on a new foreign policy of preemption.
From the businessweek.com
The Department of Justice DOES have a consistent position on preemption.
From the forbes.com
- The judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject
- The right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property)
- The right to purchase something in advance of others
- A prior appropriation of something; "the preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests"
- (preempt) preemptive bid: a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding
- (preempt) acquire for oneself before others can do so
- In computing, preemption (sometimes pre-emption) is the act of temporarily interrupting a task being carried out by a computer system, without requiring its cooperation, and with the intention of resuming the task at a later time. Such a change is known as a context switch. ...
- Preempt (also spelled "Pre-empt") is a bid in contract bridge whose primary objectives are (1) to thwart opponents ability to bid to their best contract, with some safety, and (2) to fully describe one's hand to one's partner in a single bid. A preemptive bid is usually made by jumping, i.e. ...
- (preempt) to appropriate something (before someone else does); to displace something, or take precedence over something; to make a preemptive bid at bridge
