Definitions from Wiktionary (preemption)

▸ noun:  An act or process that preempts; a preventive or forestalling action; as:
▸ noun:  The purchase of something before it is offered for sale to others.
▸ noun:  The purchase of public land by the occupant.
▸ noun:  (computing) The temporary interruption of a task without its cooperation and with the intention of resuming it at a later time.
▸ noun:  (law) The displacement of a lower jurisdiction's laws when they conflict with those of a higher jurisdiction.
▸ Also see preemption


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