preemption
Noun
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referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authorityis a type of: judicial doctrine, judicial principle, legal principle - (law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudencesame as: pre-emption
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is a type of: legal right - a right based in lawsame as: pre-emption
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is a type of: right - an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or naturesubtypes:
- 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 -
is a type of: appropriation - a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the ownersame as: pre-emption
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