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preempt

preempt is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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1.To settle upon (public land) with a right of preemption, as under the laws of the United States; to take by preëmption.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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What is to settle upon (public land) with a right of preemption, as under the laws of the United States; to take by preëmption called?

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Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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