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Preemption Act of 1841 — The Preemption Act of 1841 (27 Cong. Ch. 16; 5 Stat. 453) was a United States federal law approved by the U.S. Congress on September 4, 1841 to appropriate the proceeds of the sales of the public lands, and to grant pre emption rights.… … Wikipedia
Preemption — or pre emption may refer to: Legal Federal preemption, displacement of U.S. state law by U.S. Federal law Preemption is also sometimes used in the United States to refer to the displacing effect state laws might have on ordinances enacted by… … Wikipedia
Preemption (law) — This article is about the relationship of federal law to state law in the United States. For the U.S. land transfers, see Preemption Act of 1841; for other uses, see Preemption. In the legal system of the United States, preemption generally… … Wikipedia
preemption — pre·emp·tion /prē emp shən/ n [Medieval Latin praeemption praeemptio previous purchase, from praeemere to buy before] 1 a: the right of purchasing before others: preemptive right b: a right to purchase a tract of public land before others that… … Law dictionary
Preemption — Pre*[ e]mp tion (?; 215), n. [Pref. pre + emption: cf. F. pr[ e]emption. See {Redeem}.] The act or right of purchasing before others. Specifically: (a) The privilege or prerogative formerly enjoyed by the king of buying provisions for his… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
preemption — ☆ preemption or pre emption [prē emp′shən ] n. [< ML preemptus, pp. of preemere, to buy beforehand < L prae , before (see PRE ) + emere, to buy (see REDEEM)] 1. the act or right of buying land, etc. before, or in preference to, others; esp … English World dictionary
preemption — /pree emp sheuhn/, n. the act or right of claiming or purchasing before or in preference to others. Also, pre emption. [1595 1605; < ML praeëmpt(us) bought beforehand (ptp. of praeëmere) + ION. See PRE , EMPTOR] * * * U.S. policy that allowed the … Universalium
Preemption (computing) — Pre emption or preemption in computing is the act of temporarily interrupting a task being carried out by a computer system, without requiring its cooperation, and with the intention of resuming the task at a later time. Such a change is known as … Wikipedia
preemption — pre•emp•tion or pre emp•tion [[t]priˈɛmp ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act or right of claiming or purchasing before or in preference to others 2) the act of preempting • Etymology: 1595–1605; < ML praeemptiō previous purchase, der. (with L tiō tion) of… … From formal English to slang
preemption — (Roget s Thesaurus II) (or pre emption) noun The act of taking something for oneself: appropriation, arrogation, assumption, seizure, usurpation. See GIVE … English dictionary for students
preemption — The act of interrupting a lower priority call or message to use the same circuit to transmit an urgent message … IT glossary of terms, acronyms and abbreviations
