pre-emption of land
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pre-emption — 1. the right of buying before anyone else. 2. in international law, the right of a state to buy the property of another power in transit over its territory (or allow its own nationals to buy it). 3. in the USA, laws passed from 1841 onward… … Law dictionary
Pre-emption right — A pre emption right is a right to acquire certain property in preference to any other person. It usually refers to property newly coming into existence. A right to acquire existing property in preference to any other person is usually referred to … Wikipedia
pre-emption laws — Federal statutes beginning with the Act of September 4, 1841, under which a settler upon public lands of the United States, surveyed and subject to private entry, might acquire title. The pre emption laws differ from the homestead law in that… … Ballentine's law dictionary
pre-emption — noun 1》 the purchase of goods or shares by one person or party before the opportunity is offered to others. ↘historical, chiefly N. Amer. & Austral./NZ the right to purchase public land in this way. 2》 the action of pre empting or… … English new terms dictionary
pre-emption — n. 1 a the purchase or appropriation by one person or party before the opportunity is offered to others. b the right to purchase (esp. public land) in this way. 2 prior appropriation or acquisition. Etymology: med.L praeemptio (as PRAE , emere… … Useful english dictionary
pre-empt — v. 1 tr. a forestall. b acquire or appropriate in advance. 2 tr. prevent (an attack) by disabling the enemy. 3 tr. obtain by pre emption. 4 tr. US take for oneself (esp. public land) so as to have the right of pre emption. 5 intr. Bridge make a… … Useful english dictionary
Land reform in Romania — Four major land reforms have taken place in Romania: in 1864, 1921, 1945 and 1991. The first sought to undo the feudal structure that had persisted after the unification of the Danubian Principalities in 1859; the second, more drastic reform,… … Wikipedia
Land Registration Act 2002 — Infobox UK Legislation short title=Land Registration Act 2002 parliament=United Kingdom Parliament long title=An Act to make provision about land registration; and for connected purposes. statute book chapter=2002 c. 9 introduced by=Lord… … Wikipedia
pre-empt — /pri ˈɛmpt / (say pree empt) verb (t) 1. to occupy (land) in order to establish a prior right to buy: *They can t take away land that I pre empted near forty years back, can they, Brevis? –g.b. lancaster, 1933. 2. to acquire or appropriate… …
land offices — Government offices, administered by Bureau of Land Management, established principally in the Western States, for the transaction of local business relating to the survey, location, settlement, pre emption, and sale of the public lands. A former… … Black's law dictionary
