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preemption vs legal right

legal right vs preemption

preemption and legal right both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
preemption Yes No No No
legal right Yes No No No
As nouns, legal right is a hypernym of preemption; that is, legal right is a word with a broader meaning than preemption:
  • preemption: the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property)
  • legal right: a right based in law
preemption (noun) legal right (noun)
a prior appropriation of something a right based in law
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 preemption and legal right

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