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- Preempt - v. t. & i. - To settle upon (public land) with a right of preemption, as under the laws of the United States; to take by preemption.
- Preempted - imp. & p. p. - of Preempt
- Preempting - p. pr. & vb. n. - of Preempt
- Preemption - n. - The act or right of purchasing before others.
- Preemption - n. - The privilege or prerogative formerly enjoyed by the king of buying provisions for his household in preference to others.
- Preemption - 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.
- Preemptioner - n. - One who holds a prior to purchase certain public land.
- Preemptive - a. - Of or pertaining to preemption; having power to preempt; preempting.
- Preemptory - a. - Pertaining to preemption.