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preempt
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preempt verb acquire beforehand, annex, appropriate for use, arrogate to oneself, assume, catch, exclude, force from, gain possession, invade, obtain, occupy, preclude, preoccupy, seize, take, take over, take possession of, usurp
Associated concepts: doctrine of federal preemption, preemption in filing, preemptive right, preemptive right of shareholders, right of preemption
See also: attach, distrain, preclude, seize, sequester
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filed a preemptory lawsuit against Jesse McLaughlin prior to McLaughlin filing a suit against the insurance company.
Man injured in hunting accident sues insurer by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Moreover, the option of retaliatory nuclear arms requires preventive preemptory strikes against imminent potential (very highly probable) nuclear attacks from other nations.
Thinking about the unthinkable: Tokyo's nuclear option by Yoshihara, Toshi; Holmes, James R. / Naval War College Review
That court, with two judges dissenting, held that the record did not support the defendants' claim that the suffered harm as a result of the trial court's award of additional preemptory challenges , and, even if it was assumed arguendo that the award had been improper, a new trial was not required.
Pt. discharged: dies next morning from fluid filled lungs by Tammelleo, A. David / Nursing Law's Regan Report
 
 
 
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