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Supersede

To obliterate, replace, make void, or useless.

Supersede means to take the place of, as by reason of superior worth or right. A recently enacted statute that repeals an older law is said to supersede the prior legislation.

A superseding cause is an act of a third person or some intervening force that prevents a tortfeasor from being held liable for harm to another. A supervening act is one that insulates an actor from responsibility for negligently causing a dangerous condition that results in an injury to the plaintiff.

supersede

verb abolish, annul, discard, displace, make obsolete, make void, nullify, obviate, oust, override, overrule, preclude, put in the place of, remove, repeal, set aside, stand in stead of, subrogate, substitute, succedere, succeed, supplant, take the place of, void
Associated concepts: superseding cause

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38) The Merriam-Webster Dictionary gives this example: "The new edition supersedes all previous ones.

Supersession and continuance: the orthodox church's perspective on supersessionism

Supersedes AU sections 410, Adherence to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, 431, Adequacy of Disclosure in Financial Statements, 508, Reports on Audited Financial Statements, and 532, Restricting the Use of an Auditor's Report, in AICPA Professional Standards.

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limit our analysis to whether Louisiana law overrides the Convention's requirement that the present dispute be submitted to arbitration because we construe an act of Congress to invalidate, impair, or supersede state law.

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The SAS supersedes AU section 325, Communicating Internal Control Related Matters Identified in an Audit.

The AICPA's Auditing Standards Board issued two final standards on internal control

109, Understanding the Entity and Its Environment and Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatement, supersedes SAS No.

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Less in favor now as a poet, in a literary world where innovation often supersedes rhyme, melody or meaning, this substantial biography will bring Millay to life for a new generation.

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The gravity of HIV/AIDS as a public health issue supersedes it as a political issue," Smiley told The Advocate.

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The FAA has also proposed a new AD that supersedes an existing one applicable to certain Boeing 737-600, -700, -800 and -700C series aircraft.

US FAA proposes airworthiness directives for Boeing aircraft

This manual supersedes FM 5-530, dated 17 August 1987.

Field Manual Update

After the main sheet is declared, others may be imported; but if conflicts occur, the later imported style sheets supersede the earlier, and the main sheet supersedes all others.