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[Brises]

Supersede means to replace chronologically.
It is the antonym to precede.

su·per·sede
ˌso͞opərˈsēd/
verb
verb: supersede; 3rd person present: supersedes; past tense: superseded; past participle: superseded; gerund or present participle: superseding

1.
take the place of (a person or thing previously in authority or use); supplant.

Thank you for your "one" example. It also means to take priority over or have superiority ie: federal law supersedes state law, etc...

[Hokulol]

Thank you for your "one" example. It also means to take priority over or have superiority ie: federal law supersedes state law, etc...

Examples of SUPERSEDE

This edition supersedes the previous one.
Former stars were being superseded by younger actors.
Fortunately, the scientific enterprise has its own self-correcting mechanisms that eventually sort things out. Studies that are wrong will be superseded by better studies with different results. Studies that are right will be corroborated by other good studies. —Harriet Hall, Skeptic, 2007
The ancient human carriers of information and understanding—elders, priests, bards, teachers, and community members—are superseded by a more durable and efficient medium, the printed word. —M. Rex Miller, The Millennium Matrix, 2004
Upgrading America's too-old, too-slow telephone network, which took about a century to build, is a massive task. But if you believe predictions that the Internet will one day supersede the telephone as the world's primary means of communications, these companies will be road kill if they simply sit by the wayside. —Bethany McLean, Fortune, 6 Dec. 1999

Your example does not mesh. If federal law abolished the law entirely, replacing it permanently, your example would be correct. The businesses are not changing law, replacing it with a new one; there is no litigation. The original use of the word is out of context. You intended to say local businesses cannot disregard the law.

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