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| preempt | (พรีเอมทฺ') vt. ครอบครอง, (ที่ดิน) ก่อน, ได้มาก่อน, ยึดก่อน, บังคับซื้อ, ใช้สิทธิเลือกซื้อก่อน. vi. (ไพ่บริดจ์) เรียกไพ่ก่อน. n. การเรียกไพ่ก่อน., See also: preemptor, pre-emptor n., Syn. pre-empt, preempt. | preemption | (พรีเอมพฺ'เชิน) n. การซื้อก่อน, การใช้สิทธิซื้อก่อน, การครอบครองก่อน, การเรียกไพ่ก่อน., Syn. pre-emption | preemptive | (พรีเอมพู'ทิฟว) adj. เกี่ยวกับ preemption (ดู) ., Syn. preemptive, preemptive. |
| | จองถนน | (v) build a road, See also: preempt land for a road, Syn. ทำถนน, สร้างถนน, Example: หนุมานจองถนนไปลงกา, Thai Definition: ระดมกำลังถมขึ้นเป็นถนน | จับจอง | (v) preempt, See also: lay claim, Syn. จอง, ครอบครอง, เข้าครอบครอง, Example: ทางราชการเปิดให้จับจองที่ดินแถบป่าสงวนได้, Thai Definition: เข้าครอบครองที่ดินสาธารณะไว้เพื่อตน, Notes: (กฎหมาย) |
| | preempt | (v) acquire for oneself before others can do so | preempt | (v) take the place of or have precedence over, Syn. displace | preempt | (v) gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land) | preempt | (v) make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge | preemption | (n) the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject, Syn. pre-emption | preemption | (n) the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property), Syn. pre-emption | preemption | (n) the right to purchase something in advance of others, Syn. pre-emption | preemption | (n) a prior appropriation of something, Syn. pre-emption | preemptive | (adj) designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence, Syn. pre-emptive | preemptive bid | (n) a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding, Syn. preempt, pre-empt |
| Preempt | v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Preëmpted; p. pr. & vb. n. Preëmpting. ] [ See Preëmption. ] 1. To settle upon (public land) with a right of preemption, as under the laws of the United States; to take by preemption. [ Also spelled pre-empt. ] [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ] 2. To acquire or take for oneself first (an object or right), thereby preventing others from acquiring; to appropriate; to arrogate. [ PJC ] 3. To supplant or take the place of (an action), due to changes in circumstances or priorities; as, the regular meeting was preempted by an emergency conference. [ PJC ] 4. To prevent or delay (an event) by acting beforehand; to head off; to preclude. [ PJC ] | Preemption | n. [ Pref. pre- + emption: cf. F. préemption. See Redeem. ] The act or right of preemption. Specifically: (a) The act or right of purchasing before others. (b) The privilege or prerogative formerly enjoyed by the king of buying provisions for his household in preference to others. [ Eng. ] (c) 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. Abbott. [ 1913 Webster ] | Preemptioner | n. One who holds a prior right to purchase certain public land. Abbott. [ 1913 Webster ] | Preemptive | a. Of or pertaining to preëmption; having power to preëmpt; preëmpting. [ 1913 Webster ] | Preemptor | n. [ Cf. L. praeemptor. ] One who preëmpts; esp., one who preëmpts public land. [ 1913 Webster ] | Preemptory | a. Pertaining to preëmption. [ 1913 Webster ] |
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