PREEMPTION


Meaning of PREEMPTION in English

/pree emp"sheuhn/ , n.

the act or right of claiming or purchasing before or in preference to others.

Also, pre-emption .

[ 1595-1605; praeëmpt ( us ) bought beforehand (ptp. of praeëmere ) + -ION. See PRE-, EMPTOR ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .