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Preemption

nounid 103987·updated May 18, 2026
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the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject

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synonym
pre-emptionpreemption
alternatephrasing
Pre-Emption
plural
Preemptions
possessive
Preemption's
pluralpossessive
Preemptions'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary4 sensesview framework →
§1
a prior appropriation of something
§2
the right to purchase something in advance of others
§3
the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property)
§4
the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject

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