PRE-EMPTION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a prior appropriation of something
   
   Synonym(s)
   • preemption (what does preemption mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • the preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests
   
   Hypernyms(s) pre-emption is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • appropriation (what does appropriation mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • preempt (what does preempt mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the right to purchase something in advance of others
   
   Synonym(s)
   • preemption (what does preemption mean?)
   
   Hypernyms(s) pre-emption is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • right (what does right mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • preemptive right (what does preemptive right mean?)
   • subscription right (what does subscription right mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • preempt (what does preempt mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property)
   
   Synonym(s)
   • preemption (what does preemption mean?)
   
   Hypernyms(s) pre-emption is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • legal right (what does legal right mean?)
4. Meaning
   • the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject
   
   Synonym(s)
   • preemption (what does preemption mean?)
   
   Hypernyms(s) pre-emption is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • legal principle (what does legal principle mean?)
   • judicial principle (what does judicial principle mean?)
   • judicial doctrine (what does judicial doctrine mean?)