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pre-emption
/ prɪˈɛmpʃən /
noun
- law the purchase of or right to purchase property in advance of or in preference to others
- international law the right of a government to intercept and seize for its own purposes goods or property of the subjects of another state while in transit, esp in time of war
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pre-emption1
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Example Sentences
Having taken a lease of the land, with a right of pre-emption after a specified period, he proceeded to build.
No; I respect and revere pre-emption rights; for they fortify and sustain the right to the elements.
He had the 'right of pre-emption of fish in all his ports, and the choice of the best fish.'
If any question arises between two pre-emption claimants, the commissioner of the general land office decides the dispute.
The pre-emption and homestead laws were passed for the benefit of the actual settlers of the country.
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