English dictionary

pre-emption

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject

noun.cognition

Synonyms preemption

Source: WordNet 3.0
the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property)

noun.attribute

Source: WordNet 3.0
the right to purchase something in advance of others

noun.attribute

Source: WordNet 3.0
a prior appropriation of something

noun.act

Source: WordNet 3.0