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[syn: supersedure, supersession]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Supersedure \Su*per*se"dure\, n.
   The act of superseding, or setting aside; supersession; as,
   the supersedure of trial by jury. --A. Hamilton.
   [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
supersedure
    n 1: act of replacing one person or thing by another especially
         one held to be superior [syn: supersedure,
         supersession]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
23 Moby Thesaurus words for "supersedure":
   agency, change, commutation, delegation, deputation, deputyship,
   displacement, exchange, power of attorney, quid pro quo,
   replacement, representation, subrogation, substitution,
   supersedence, superseding, supersession, supplantation,
   supplanting, supplantment, switch, tit for tat, vicariousness