preemption

UK
/priˈempʃən/
US
/priˈɛmpʃən/

Übersetzungen

preemptionsubstantiv
preemptions
Pl.
préemptionEn droit et en informatique.
The company exercised its preemption rights to acquire the property before it was put on the open market.
L'entreprise a exercé son droit de préemption pour acquérir le bien avant sa mise sur le marché.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
primautéEn droit constitutionnel, pour l'idée de suprématie d'une autorité supérieure sur une autorité inférieure.
preemptionadjektiv
UK
/priˈempʃən/
US
/priˈɛmpʃən/
Used attributively (e.g., "preemption right," "preemption doctrine").
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
préemptifSurtout dans les contextes juridique et technique.

Definitionen

preemptionsubstantiv
The action of preempting or forestalling, especially the right to purchase something in advance of others.
The company exercised its preemption rights to acquire the property before it was put on the open market.
The purchase of goods or shares by one person or party before the opportunity is offered to others.
The investor's preemption of the shares ensured that he had a controlling interest in the company.
The right of a government to seize or appropriate something, such as land, before others.
The government's preemption of the land was necessary for the construction of the new highway.
The principle that allows a higher authority to displace or override the actions of a lower authority.
Federal preemption of state laws can occur when there is a conflict between state and federal regulations.
In computing, the interruption of a task or process by a higher-priority one, typically performed by the operating system.
A real-time operating system relies on task preemption to guarantee quick response times.
preemptionadjektiv
Relating to or arising from preemption; involving the right or act of preempting.
Shareholders were asked to waive their preemption rights in the new funding round.