preemption

== English == === Alternative forms === præemption, præ-emption (archaic) pre-emption preëmption === Etymology === From Medieval Latin praeēmptiō (“previous purchase”), from praeemō (“buy before”), from Latin prae- (“before”) + emō (“buy”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /priːˈɛmpʃən/ === 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 supersession of a conflicting law from a lower jurisdiction by an overlapping law from a higher jurisdiction. Synonym: occupancy ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “preemption”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === peremption