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preemption

noun

/priˈɛmpʃən/

Meaning

The act of taking action before someone else; the right to purchase or act before others.

The company exercised preemption to acquire the land before competitors.

preemption right

priority, precedence, advantage, privilege, right

delay, submission, surrender

right of preemption, preemption clause, preemption policy, land preemption

The state of being scarce or in short supply; shortage.

The state or fact of being likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing.

the quality of being correct or precise; exactness

The main story of a piece of writing, or the series of events that happen in it.

an underground chamber, especially one beneath a church, used as a burial place

a large building with extensive floor area, typically for housing aircraft; an aircraft shelter