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pre•emp•tion



Pronunciation: (prē-emp'shun), [key]
—n.
the act or right of claiming or purchasing before or in preference to others. Also,pre-emp'tion.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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