The temporary interruption of a task without its cooperation and with the intention of resuming it at a later time.
The purchase of something before it is offered for sale to others.
The displacement of a lower jurisdiction's laws when they conflict with those of a higher jurisdiction.
The purchase of public land by the occupant.
Rebuttal of anticipated objections.
A rhetorical exercise in which the speaker raises an objection to his own argument and then immediately answers it, in an attempt to strengthen the argument by dealing with possible counter-arguments.
Left dislocation.