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Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The act of purchasing before others; also, the right of purchasing before others, as the right of a settler to a preference in the opportunity to buy land on or near which he has settled, or of an owner of the upland to buy lands under water in front of his shore, and, in England, the privilege once enjoyed by the king of buying provisions for his household at an appraisal, or in preference to others.
- n. Specifically, in international law. See the quotation.
Wiktionary
- n. alternative spelling of preemption.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. engraving The privilege or prerogative formerly enjoyed by the king of buying provisions for his household in preference to others.
- n. The right of an actual settler upon public lands (particularly those of the United States) to purchase a certain portion at a fixed price in preference to all other applicants.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject
- n. a prior appropriation of something
- n. the right to purchase something in advance of others
- n. the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property)
- n. a prior appropriation of something
- n. the right to purchase something in advance of others
- n. the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject
- n. the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property)
Examples
“Does that sort of application cause a pre-emption issue?”
“The argument that SB 1070 is unconstitutional is based on the doctrine of "pre-emption.”
The Guardian: Arizona's immigration law is no slam dunk | Scott Lemieux
“The court's Republican appointees all accepted a federal pre-emption argument in a state consumer rights case earlier this year, although since this pre-empted a more liberal policy this may not be a reliable indicator.”
The Guardian: Arizona's immigration law is no slam dunk | Scott Lemieux
“But in a 2009 case about whether federal law pre-empted a state tort judgement against a drug company, both Justices Clarence Thomas and Anthony Kennedy joined the Court's liberals to vote against federal pre-emption.”
The Guardian: Arizona's immigration law is no slam dunk | Scott Lemieux
“But having said that, I mean, there are a number of pre-emption questions - you know, the federal government versus state and federal regulation versus local regulation - that have been sort of a theme of the Roberts court.”
NPR: Freedom Of Speech, Consumer Interests On High Court Agenda
“But there's just so many cases that weave into issues that are either hugely important - like gay rights or like, you know, how our prison systems are regulated, or these federalism questions - or issues that are about to become huge, like the Arizona immigration law, you know, states 'rights versus the federal government's rights in these pre-emption cases.”
NPR: Freedom Of Speech, Consumer Interests On High Court Agenda
“And Eva talked about the whole question of pre-emption.”
NPR: Freedom Of Speech, Consumer Interests On High Court Agenda
“So it is really a mix of pre-emption and downright laziness, if truth be told.”
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“There may be a states-rights/pre-emption out to this.”
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“A uniform national standard for privacy and data security law is needed, along with a federal pre-emption of competing state law to override the current patchwork of inconsistent state laws.”
The Wall Street Journal: How Much Should People Worry About the Loss of Online Privacy?
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