- pre-emptor
- pre-empt ► VERB 1) take action in order to prevent (something) happening or (someone) from doing something. 2) obtain or take in advance.DERIVATIVES pre-emptive adjective pre-emptor noun.
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pre-emptor — noun 1. someone who acquires land by preemption • Syn: ↑preemptor • Derivationally related forms: ↑preempt (for: ↑preemptor) • Hypernyms: ↑appropriator 2 … Useful english dictionary
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pre-emptive — pre empt ► VERB 1) take action in order to prevent (something) happening or (someone) from doing something. 2) obtain or take in advance. DERIVATIVES pre emptive adjective pre emptor noun … English terms dictionary
pre-empt — /pri ˈɛmpt / (say pree empt) verb (t) 1. to occupy (land) in order to establish a prior right to buy: *They can t take away land that I pre empted near forty years back, can they, Brevis? –g.b. lancaster, 1933. 2. to acquire or appropriate… …
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preemptor — noun 1. someone who acquires land by preemption • Syn: ↑pre emptor • Derivationally related forms: ↑preempt • Hypernyms: ↑appropriator 2. a bidder in bridge who makes a preemptive bid • Syn: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
preemption — /pree emp sheuhn/, n. the act or right of claiming or purchasing before or in preference to others. Also, pre emption. [1595 1605; < ML praeëmpt(us) bought beforehand (ptp. of praeëmere) + ION. See PRE , EMPTOR] * * * U.S. policy that allowed the … Universalium
preempt — ☆ preempt or pre empt [prē empt′ ] vt. [back form. < PREEMPTION] 1. to acquire (public land) by preemption 2. to seize before anyone else can, excluding others; appropriate beforehand 3. Radio TV to replace (a regularly scheduled program) vi.… … English World dictionary
settlement — The ending of a controversy by agreement. The determination of an issue or of the correctness of an account. The payment of an obligation. The order made upon a trustee s account, determining the amount of the trust in the hands of the trustee… … Ballentine's law dictionary
