Pre-emption right

A pre-emption right, right of pre-emption, or first option to buy is a contractual right to acquire certain property newly coming into existence before it can be offered to any other person or entity.^[1] It comes from the Latin verb emo, emere, emi, emptum, to buy or purchase, plus the inseparable preposition pre, before. A right to acquire existing property in preference to any other person is usually referred to as a right of first refusal.

^ Garner, Bryan A., Editor-in-Chief (2009). Black's Law Dictionary. St. Paul, Minnesota, USA: Thomson Reuters. ISBN 978-0-314-19949-2. Right of pre-emption. A potential buyer's contractual right to have the first opportunity to buy, at a specified price, if the seller chooses to sell within the contractual period. Also termed 'first option to buy'. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[BlacksLaw-1] Garner, Bryan A., Editor-in-Chief (2009). Black's Law Dictionary. St. Paul, Minnesota, USA: Thomson Reuters. ISBN 978-0-314-19949-2. Right of pre-emption. A potential buyer's contractual right to have the first opportunity to buy, at a specified price, if the seller chooses to sell within the contractual period. Also termed 'first option to buy'. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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