preëmptive

Etymology
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Adjective

 * 1) * 1904, Buffalo Historical Society (Buffalo, N.Y.), Publications of the Buffalo Historical Society, p289
 * The object of this company in taking their conveyance from the Indians in the form of a lease was to evade the preëmptive right.
 * 1) * 2002, The New Yorker Online Only, Conversation: The Next War, at this site
 * Once the doctrine of preëmptive war is out there, then, first India, clearly, but many other people, could say that this is ideal, thank you. All these conditions are met.
 * Once the doctrine of preëmptive war is out there, then, first India, clearly, but many other people, could say that this is ideal, thank you. All these conditions are met.