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pre-emp·tive [ˌpri:ˈem(p)tɪv] ADJ inv

1. pre-emptive (preventive):

pre-emptive: vorbeugend

pre-emptive: Präventiv-

pre-emptive measure: Präventivmaßnahme f <-, -n>

2. pre-emptive LAW, ECON:

pre-emptive: zum Vorkauf berechtigend

pre-emptive: Präventiv-

pre-emptive: Vorkaufs-

pre-emptive: Bezugs-

pre-emptive right: Vorkaufsrecht nt <-(e)s, -e>

pre-emptive right (of shareholders): Bezugsrecht nt <-(e)s, -e>

pre-emptive strike against a takeover bid: Präventivstreik m gegen ein Übernahmeangebot

3. pre-emptive MIL (forestalling the enemy):

pre-emptive: präventiv

pre-emptive attack [or strike]: Erstschlag m <-(e)s, -schläge>

pre-emptive war: Präventivkrieg m <-(e)s, -e>

pre-emp·tive ˈright N LAW

pre-emptive right: Vorkaufsrecht nt <-(e)s, -e>

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

pre-emptive attack [or strike]: Erstschlag m <-(e)s, -schläge>

pre-emptive right ECON: Bezugsrecht nt <-(e)s, -e> spec

pre-emptive strike fig: vorbeugende Maßnahme

pre-emptive war: Präventivkrieg m <-(e)s, -e>

pre-emptive measure: Präventivmaßnahme f <-, -n>

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