Obsoletes
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- (v.) Third-person singular present tense of obsolete, meaning to cause to be no longer used or in effect.
The new statute obsoletes the earlier law limiting free speech.
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As a verb form, 'obsoletes' functions primarily in legal texts to indicate that a law, regulation, or provision is rendered outdated or no longer applicable by newer authority.
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