What Is Meant by Superseding?
Transitive Verb. 1A: to Cause to Be Set Aside. B: to Force out of Use as Inferior. 2: to Take the Place or Position Of. 3: to Displace in Favor of Another...
transitive verb. 1a : to cause to be set aside. b : to force out of use as inferior. 2 : to take the place or position of. 3 : to displace in favor of another.
What does superceding mean?
Supercede is a fancy-sounding word for a simple concept: if someone cuts you in line, he supercedes you. To supercede is to take something or someone's place. To supercede is to take someone else's position. A basketball team that moves into first places supercedes the team that was in first place before.
What is the legal definition of superseded?
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.