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What is the noun for preempt?

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preemption
  1. The purchase of something before it is offered for sale to others.
  2. The purchase of public land by the occupant.
  3. (computing) The temporary interruption of a task without its cooperation and with the intention of resuming it at a later time.
  4. (law) The displacement of a lower jurisdiction's laws when they conflict with those of a higher jurisdiction.
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  6. Examples:
    1. “Such a preemption would be limited to the particular operation for which it is made.”
      “He stated to the ambassador that his nation had right to preemption of their lands.”
      “Not until you saw his face, anyway, with the preemption of a beaky nose and awkwardly sharp jaw.”
preemptor
  1. One who preempts; especially, one who appropriates public land.
preemptions
preemptors
  1. plural of preemptor
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