Main Entry: pre·emp·tion

Pronunciation: -'em(p)-sh&n

Function: noun

Etymology: Medieval Latin praeemption-, praeemptio previous purchase, from praeemere to buy before, from Latin prae- pre- + emere to buy -- more at REDEEM

Date: 1602

1 a : the right of purchasing before others; especially : one given by the government to the actual settler upon a tract of public land b : the purchase of something under this right

2 : a prior seizure or appropriation : a taking possession before others

Robby

my mistake. i thought it had to do with premature ej*******tion.

hehehe, Rick that was inside humor, waaaaaaaaay inside. Deeeeep inside. Only a couple folks will understand it. Sometimes preemption is called for. For instance, Bush in Iraq.

i don't care what they say,

a bird in the hand is not as good as two in the bush.