PREEMPTION


Meaning of PREEMPTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈem(p)-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Medieval Latin praeemption-, praeemptio previous purchase, from praeemere to buy before, from Latin prae- pre- + emere to buy — more at redeem

Date: 1602

1.

a. : the right of purchasing before others ; especially : one given by the government to the actual settler upon a tract of public land

b. : the purchase of something under this right

2. : a prior seizure or appropriation : a taking possession before others

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.