preemption

preemption

See also: préemption, preëmption, and pre-emption

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”).

Noun

preemption (countable and uncountable, plural preemptions)

1. The purchase of something before it is offered for sale to others.
2. The purchase of public land by the occupant.
3. (computing) The temporary interruption of a task without its cooperation and with the intention of resuming it at a later time.
4. (law) The displacement of a lower jurisdiction's laws when they conflict with those of a higher jurisdiction.

Derived terms

• preempt

Translations

the purchase of something before it is offered for sale

French: préemption (fr) f

Portuguese: preempção (pt) f

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

Spanish: preempción f, prevalencia f, primacía

computing: temporary interruption of a process

Polish: wywłaszczenie (pl) n

Portuguese: preempção (pt) f

Anagrams

• peremption