preemption

Noun
  1. The judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject (synset 105966105)
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: judicial doctrine, judicial principle, legal principle - (law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence
    same as: pre-emption
  2. The right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property) (synset 105186098)
    is a type of: legal right - a right based in law
    same as: pre-emption
  3. The right to purchase something in advance of others (synset 105185921)
    is a type of: right - an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
    subtypes:
    • preemptive right - the right granting to shareholders the first opportunity to buy a new issue of stock; provides protection against dilution of the shareholder's ownership interest
    • subscription right - the right of a shareholder in a company to subscribe to shares of a new issue of common stock before it is offered to the public
    same as: pre-emption
  4. A prior appropriation of something (synset 100085861)
    "the preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests"
    is a type of: appropriation - a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner
    same as: pre-emption

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