preempt

transitive verb | \ prē-ˈempt \ | pre·empt

1. a : to acquire (land) by preemption

   b : to preclude or bar (an action) by preemption federal airline deregulation does not preempt claims under state contract law —National Law Journal

2. a : to replace or supersede (a law) by preemption such state laws are not preempted by the federal Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 —National Law Journal

   b : to preclude or bar (an action) by preemption federal airline deregulation does not preempt claims under state contract law —National Law Journal