Definition of Pre-Emption

  • 1. The judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject Noun
  • 2. The right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property) Noun
  • 3. The right to purchase something in advance of others Noun
  • 4. A prior appropriation of something Noun

Synonyms for word "pre-emption"

Semanticaly linked words with "pre-emption"

Hyponims for word "pre-emption"