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legal principle vs pre-emption

pre-emption vs legal principle

legal principle and pre-emption both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
legal principle Yes No No No
pre-emption Yes No No No
As nouns, pre-emption is a hyponym of legal principle; that is, pre-emption is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than legal principle:
  • legal principle: (law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence
  • pre-emption: the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject
Other hyponyms of legal principle include jus sanguinis, jus soli, preemption, relation, relation back.
legal principle (noun) pre-emption (noun)
(law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence a prior appropriation of something
the right to purchase something in advance of others
the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property)
the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject
Difference between legal principle and pre-emption

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