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preemptive
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preemptive
adj.
due to initial rights, due to preemptive privilege; concerning a right or claim of possession, of tenure; designed to make a first strike against someone who is planning to attack
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Preemption
Preemption or pre-emption may refer to:
Legal
- Federal preemption, displacement of U.S. state law by U.S. Federal law
- "Preemption" is also sometimes used in the United States to refer to the displacing effect state laws might have on ordinances enacted by municipalities, especially in the context of alcoholic beverage laws, gun laws, zoning laws banning hydrofracking, and in the area of FDA approved pharmaceuticals.
- Preemption (land), a type of land transfer in the United States, as in the Preemption Act of 1841
- Preemption Line, the line that divided the Indian lands of western New York State, that had been awarded to New York, from those that had been awarded to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by the Treaty of Hartford of 1786
- Pre-emption rights, the right of existing shareholders in a company to buy shares offered for sale before they are offered to the public
- FDA Preemption, legal theory in the United States that exempts product manufacturers from tort claims regarding Food and Drug Administration approved products
- Pre-emption (Dominion Land Survey), a purchase right given to settlers under the 1872 Dominion Lands Act
- Precrime, a criminal justice system approaches to crimes not yet committed
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preemptive
Adjective
1. designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence; "a preemptive business offer"
(similar) preventive, preventative
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préemptif
adj.
preemptive, due to initial rights, due to preemptive privilege; concerning a right or claim of possession, of tenure; designed to make a first strike against someone who is planning to attack
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Preemptive
(a.)
Of or pertaining to preemption; having power to preempt; preempting.
Of or pertaining to preemption; having power to preempt; preempting.
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