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Meaning of "pre-emption" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PRE-EMPTION

From Medieval Latin praeemptiō, from praeemere to buy beforehand, from emere to buy.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PRE-EMPTION

pre-emption  [prɪˈɛmpʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRE-EMPTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pre-Emption is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PRE-EMPTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pre-emption in the English dictionary

The definition of pre-emption in the dictionary is the purchase of or right to purchase property in advance of or in preference to others. Other definition of pre-emption is 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.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRE-EMPTION


ademption
əˈdɛmpʃən
assumption
əˈsʌmpʃən
coemption
kəʊˈɛmpʃən
consumption
kənˈsʌmpʃən
description
dɪˈskrɪpʃən
diremption
daɪˈrɛmpʃən
emption
ˈɛmpʃən
gumption
ˈɡʌmpʃən
misassumption
ˌmɪsəˈsʌmpʃən
nonconsumption
ˌnɒnkənˈsʌmpʃən
overconsumption
ˌəʊvəkənˈsʌmpʃən
presumption
prɪˈzʌmpʃən
reassumption
ˌriːəˈsʌmpʃən
redemption
rɪˈdɛmpʃən
resumption
rɪˈzʌmpʃən
rumblegumption
ˌrʌmbəlˈɡʌmpʃən
rumgumption
rʌmˈɡʌmpʃən
rummlegumption
ˈrʌməlˌɡʌmpʃən
subsumption
səbˈsʌmpʃən
transumption
trænˈsʌmpʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRE-EMPTION

pre-echo
pre-eclampsia
pre-eclamptic
pre-election
pre-embryo
pre-eminence
pre-eminent
pre-eminently
pre-empt
pre-emptive
pre-emptively
pre-emptor
pre-emptory
pre-establish
pre-exilian
pre-exilic
pre-exist
pre-existence
pre-existent
pre-existing

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRE-EMPTION

absorption
accreditation
adoption
alcohol consumption
caption
conception
corruption
deception
disruption
encryption
exception
exemption
inception
interruption
job description
option
perception
prescription
reception
subscription
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Synonyms and antonyms of pre-emption in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pre-emption» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRE-EMPTION

Find out the translation of pre-emption to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pre-emption from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pre-emption» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

优先购买权
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de suscripción preferente
570 millions of speakers

English

pre-emption
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शुफ़ा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشفعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

упреждение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

preempção
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অগ্রক্রয়াধিকার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

préemption
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pre-emption
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bezugs
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

プリエンプション
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

선점
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pre-emption
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trước emption
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தடுத்து நிறுத்த முடியாத
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पूर्वग्रहण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

önce satın alma hakkı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prelazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wywłaszczania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

випередження
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

preempțiune
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προτίμησης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pre-aandeelhouers
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hembuds
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forkjøpsrett
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pre-emption

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRE-EMPTION»

The term «pre-emption» is normally little used and occupies the 121.822 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRE-EMPTION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pre-emption

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QUOTES WITH «PRE-EMPTION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pre-emption.
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Rosanne Cash
I do not believe in terrorism, violence, destruction, murder, pre-emption, or War.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRE-EMPTION»

Discover the use of pre-emption in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pre-emption and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tenants' Pre-emption Rights: A Landlord's Guide to the ...
In particular, the book examines the wealth of cases that have shaped the law since it came into force and highlights the specific problems associated with mixed use buildings - for example a flat above a shop Written by specialists from ...
Peta Dollar, Sarah Thompson-Copsey, 1999
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Digest of Cases on Pre-emption: As Prevailing in Behar, ...
To Object. To Partition By Vendee. See Acquiescence 57- See Waiver. 807. I. Amounting To 1. CO-SHARER ASSOCIATING STRANGER IN SUIT TO PRE- EMPT. Jhansi. 237B. Association of Stranger in suit for pre-emption — Acquiescence.
Bakhshish Lal, 1905
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Prevention, Pre-emption and the Nuclear Option: From Bush to ...
Nevertheless, there is a place for pre-emption both in a state's national security policy and, more to the point of this section, in international law. This does not extend, however, to the brand of prevention/pre-emption set out in the Bush Doctrine ...
Aiden Warren, 2011
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European Union Law: Cases and Materials
If the doctrine of primacy is concerned with the hierarchy between EU law and national law, it is the doctrine of pre-emption which governs the question of when there is a conflict and what the consequences of a conflict are for EU law and ...
Damian Chalmers, Gareth Davies, Giorgio Monti, 2010
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A History of Pre-emption to the Enactment of the Permanent ...
Lynn Eugene Garwood. deprive such patriots of the land, "defended by their " blood and enriched by their industry for the paltry two cents extra they would get at public sales", was a travesy on justice. But his appeal did not avail."1" On June 9, ...
Lynn Eugene Garwood, 1912
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Landlord and Peasant in Persia: A Study of Land Tenure and ...
Pre-emption The right of pre-emption (shufeh) is discussed in Book II, Part 3 of the Civil Code. It is a question of some importance in view of the relatively common occurrence of jointly held property. The right of a co-proprietor of an undivided ...
Ann S. K. Lambton, 1991
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Sales and Contracts in Early Islamic Commercial Law
It was reported that the Prophet had decreed pre-emption in debt. In such a case, a man who is on credit (a debtor) was selling the credited property to others, and the Prophet decreed that the creditor (åàäib al-dayn) had more right to that ...
Abdullah Alwi Haji Hassan, 2007
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The Principle of Loyalty in EU Law
If one wanted to define pre-emption, however, it seems flawed to include the case of a priori exclusivity, but not of exclusivity superveniens. 5.3 No Clear Delimitation of Pre-emption from Supremacy Cross was the first to submit a typology of ...
Marcus Klamert, 2014
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Inheritance Theory: An Artificial Intelligence Approach
Pre-emption: Qn-path Versus Off-path: Pre-emption embodies the basic idea of inheritance reasoning that, when two superclasses suggest contradictory properties, preference should be given to the property associated with the most specific ...
Raad Al-Asady, 1995
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EU Counter-terrorism Law: Pre-emption and the Rule of Law
It critically examines EU counter-terrorism measures to ascertain how rule of law principles have been affected in the 'war on terror'. The book opens with a critical examination of the rule of law in the EU legal order.
Cian C. Murphy, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRE-EMPTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pre-emption is used in the context of the following news items.
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Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand Finances 2015-16
Pre-emption of resources for creation of new infrastructure should be strongly merit and economic need based to avoid waste of public funds. «Hill Post, Jul 15»
2
Celebrate Finger Lakes bounty at Harvest Dinner
Next: Shitake mushroom arancini (fried rice balls) prepared by Geneva On The Lake's Chef Carl Bray, using mushrooms grown by Pre-emption ... «Finger Lakes Times, Jul 15»
3
Kotek should shelve plans for higher minimum wage
... controversial proposal to raise the statewide minimum to $13 over three years and to repeal the state's pre-emption on local wage increases. «Statesman Journal, Jul 15»
4
Surrey aims to boost response times with lights
Surrey City Hall is planning to budget nearly $1 million to add “pre-emption” traffic light technology to nearly every intersection in the city — the ... «24 Hours Vancouver, Jul 15»
5
The Finger Lakes border fiasco
Maxwell and his crew began a trial survey of the Pre-emption Line in ... the intersection of present-day Routes 5&20 and Pre-emption Road. «Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Jul 15»
6
Texans lead fight in Congress against GMO labeling
Opponents cite worries beyond pre-emption of state authorities in the final version of the bill, which was unveiled recently by the Texans-led ... «San Antonio Express-News, Jul 15»
7
Week Ahead: Big oil and the banks to dominate
... to the merger terms (on a dividends-adjusted basis), given lIMIted regulatory and/or asset pre-emption risk, and expected Shell shareholder ... «Proactive Investors UK, Jul 15»
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The Iran Deal and the 'Problem of Conjecture'
Indeed, the statesman who acts pre-emptively is more likely to be condemned for the upfront costs of pre-emption than to be praised for its ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
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The rapid success of Fight for $15: 'This is a trend that cannot be …
The Republican-controlled Missouri legislature passed a “pre-emption” bill to bar local communities from enacting higher minimums, but ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
10
Sensor Based Motion Tracking System Ineligible under Section 101
... the concern that drives the exclusionary exceptions for abstract ideas and laws of nature from § 101 eligibility “[i]s one of pre-emption.” Alice. «Patently-O, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Pre-Emption [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pre-emption>. May 2024 ».
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