preemptive right

preemptive right definition - legal

n

The right to the first opportunity to claim land subject to being preempted; the right of existing shareholders in a corporation to have the first opportunity to buy new shares when issued.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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