a prior appropriation of something | a prior appropriation of something |
the right to purchase something in advance of others | the right to purchase something in advance of others |
the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property) | 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 | the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject |