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Definition of preemptible - 2 dictionary results

pre⋅empt

  [pree-empt]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to occupy (land) in order to establish a prior right to buy.
2. to acquire or appropriate before someone else; take for oneself; arrogate: a political issue preempted by the opposition party.
3. to take the place of because of priorities, reconsideration, rescheduling, etc.; supplant: The special newscast preempted the usual television program.
–verb (used without object)
4. Bridge. to make a preemptive bid.
5. to forestall or prevent (something anticipated) by acting first; preclude; head off: an effort to preempt inflation.
–noun
6. Bridge. a preemptive bid.
Also, pre-empt.

Origin:
1840–50, Americanism; back formation from preemption

Related forms:
pre⋅emp⋅ti⋅ble, adjective
pre⋅emp⋅tor  [pree-emp-tawr, -ter] , noun
pre⋅emp⋅to⋅ry  [pree-emp-tuh-ree] , adjective

Synonyms:
1. claim, appropriate, usurp.
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Main Entry: pre·empt
Pronunciation: prE-'empt
Function: transitive verb
1 a : to acquire (land) by preemption b : to seize upon to the exclusion of others : take for oneself preempt use of the mark in remote geographical markets —Mesa Springs Enterprises v. Cutco Indus., 736 Pacific Reporter, Second Series 1251 (1986)>
2 a : to replace or supersede (a law) by preemption preempted by the federal Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 —National Law Journal> b : to preclude or bar (an action) by preemption preempt claims under state contract law —National Law Journal>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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