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preemption
UK
/priˈempʃən/
US
/priˈɛmpʃən/
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preemption
noun
preemptions
pl
préemption
En 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.
Additional translations
primauté
En droit constitutionnel, pour l'idée de suprématie d'une autorité supérieure sur une autorité inférieure.
Synonyms
prevention
anticipation
forestalling
intervention
supersession
preemption
adjective
UK
/priˈempʃən/
US
/priˈɛmpʃən/
Used attributively (e.g., "preemption right," "preemption doctrine").
Additional translations
préemptif
Surtout dans les contextes juridique et technique.
Definitions
preemption
noun
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.
preemption
adjective
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.
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