preemption
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English
Alternative forms
- præemption (archaic)
- præ-emption (archaic)
- pre-emption
- preëmption
Etymology
From Medieval Latin praeēmptiō (“previous purchase”), from praeemō (“buy before”), from Latin prae- (“before”) + emō (“buy”).
Pronunciation
Noun
preemption (countable and uncountable, plural preemptions)
- An act or process that preempts; a preventive or forestalling action; as:
- The purchase of something before it is offered for sale to others.
- The purchase of public land by the occupant.
- (computing) The temporary interruption of a task without its cooperation and with the intention of resuming it at a later time.
- (law) The displacement of a lower jurisdiction's laws when they conflict with those of a higher jurisdiction.
Derived terms
Translations
the purchase of something before it is offered for sale
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the purchase of public land by the occupant
the displacement of a lower jurisdiction's laws when they conflict with those of a higher jurisdiction
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computing: temporary interruption of a process
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