Social Studies BJC Set 1 Practice Test

In this concept, replacing a law with a new one is described as superseding the old rule. When a newer statute takes the place of an existing law, the old rule is effectively set aside and no longer governs; the new law takes its place. This is different from repealing, which means to revoke a law, sometimes without an immediate replacement; amending, which means tweaking or altering the wording of the existing law rather than replacing it entirely; and enforcing, which is about applying and upholding the law rather than changing it. So the term that best fits replacing a law with a new one is supersede.