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to seize something by prior right
우선권에 의해 무언가를 잡거나 획득하다
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When television show A preempts television show B, television show A is shown at the time usually reserved for television show b. The word preempt implies that television show A is more important than television show B and thus has a greater right to the time slot.
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A preemptive action is one that is undertaken in order to prevent some other action from being undertaken. When the air force launched a preemptive strike against the missile base, the air force was attacking the missiles in order to prevent missiles attacking the air force.
preemptive action (선제적인 조치)는 다른 행위가 시작되는 것을 막기 위해서 먼저 착수하는 행위이다. 공군이 미사일 기지에 대한 선제 공격을 시작했다면 공군은 (적의) 미사일이 공군을 공격하는 것을 막기 위해 먼저 미사일 기지를 공격한다는 것이다.