Term: preemption: a prior appropriation of something
Broader: appropriation: a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner | Unrelated: hydrarthrosis: inflammation and swelling of a movable joint because of excess synovial fluid
Broader: appropriation: a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner | Unrelated: safehold: a refuge from attack
Broader: appropriation: a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner | Unrelated: supersedure: act of replacing one person or thing by another especially one held to be superior
Broader: appropriation: a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner | Unrelated: canary seed: a mixture of seeds used to feed caged birds
Broader: appropriation: a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner | Unrelated: presiding officer: the leader of a group meeting
Broader: appropriation: a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner | Unrelated: sitka spruce: a large spruce that grows only along the northwestern coast of the United States and Canada; has sharp stiff needles and thin bark; the wood has a high ratio of strength to weight
Broader: appropriation: a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner | Unrelated: mole rat: African rodent resembling a mole in habits and appearance
Broader: appropriation: a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner | Unrelated: lasiocampid: medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths with comb-like antennae
Broader: appropriation: a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner | Unrelated: crab louse: a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body
Broader: appropriation: a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner | Unrelated: superior ophthalmic vein: a vein that begins at the inner angle of the eye socket and passes through the superior orbital fissure to empty into the cavernous sinus