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o·ver·rule

 (ō′vər-ro͞ol′)
tr.v. o·ver·ruled, o·ver·rul·ing, o·ver·rules
1.
a. To declare (a court ruling or other precedent) as superseded and no longer accurate with regard to a legal question: In Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court overruled Plessy v. Ferguson.
b. To reject or disallow as contrary to rules or law: The defense attorney's objection was overruled by the judge.
2.
a. To reject or annul (a decision or recommendation, for example): overrule a decision about hiring a job candidate; overrule a call by an umpire.
b. To reject or annul a decision made by (someone): overrule an umpire.
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overrule

(ˌəʊvəˈruːl)
vb (tr)
1. to disallow the arguments of (a person) by the use of authority
2. to rule or decide against (an argument, decision, etc)
3. to prevail over, dominate, or influence
4. to exercise rule over
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o•ver•rule

(ˌoʊ vərˈrul)

v.t. -ruled, -rul•ing.
1. to rule against or disallow the arguments of (a person).
2. to rule against (a plea, argument, etc.); reject.
3. to prevail over so as to change the purpose or action.
4. to exercise control or influence over.
[1570–80]
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overrule


Past participle: overruled
Gerund: overruling

Imperative
overrule
overrule
Present
I overrule
you overrule
he/she/it overrules
we overrule
you overrule
they overrule
Preterite
I overruled
you overruled
he/she/it overruled
we overruled
you overruled
they overruled
Present Continuous
I am overruling
you are overruling
he/she/it is overruling
we are overruling
you are overruling
they are overruling
Present Perfect
I have overruled
you have overruled
he/she/it has overruled
we have overruled
you have overruled
they have overruled
Past Continuous
I was overruling
you were overruling
he/she/it was overruling
we were overruling
you were overruling
they were overruling
Past Perfect
I had overruled
you had overruled
he/she/it had overruled
we had overruled
you had overruled
they had overruled
Future
I will overrule
you will overrule
he/she/it will overrule
we will overrule
you will overrule
they will overrule
Future Perfect
I will have overruled
you will have overruled
he/she/it will have overruled
we will have overruled
you will have overruled
they will have overruled
Future Continuous
I will be overruling
you will be overruling
he/she/it will be overruling
we will be overruling
you will be overruling
they will be overruling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been overruling
you have been overruling
he/she/it has been overruling
we have been overruling
you have been overruling
they have been overruling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been overruling
you will have been overruling
he/she/it will have been overruling
we will have been overruling
you will have been overruling
they will have been overruling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been overruling
you had been overruling
he/she/it had been overruling
we had been overruling
you had been overruling
they had been overruling
Conditional
I would overrule
you would overrule
he/she/it would overrule
we would overrule
you would overrule
they would overrule
Past Conditional
I would have overruled
you would have overruled
he/she/it would have overruled
we would have overruled
you would have overruled
they would have overruled
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.overrule - rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"
decree, rule - decide with authority; "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed"
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overrule

verb reverse, alter, cancel, recall, discount, overturn, set aside, override, repeal, quash, revoke, disallow, rescind, rule against, invalidate, annul, nullify, outvote, countermand, make null and void In 1991, the Court of Appeal overruled this decision.
reverse allow, pass, approve, permit, sanction, endorse, consent to
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Translations
يُصْدِرُ حُكْماً ضِد الحُكْم السّابِقيُلغِي قَرَاراً
zamítnout
underkende
kumota
ukinuti
hatályon kívül helyez
ómerkja; vísa frá
くつがえす
각하하다
anulētatceltnoraidīt
avvisa
กลับการตัดสินใจ
bác bỏ

overrule

[ˌəʊvəˈruːl] VT [+ judgment, decision] → anular, invalidar; [+ request] → denegar, rechazar; [+ objection] → ignorar
his suggestion was overruleddenegaron or rechazaron su propuesta
but we were overruledpero rechazaron nuestra propuesta
"objection overruled" (Jur) → "objeción desestimada"
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overrule

[ˌəʊvərˈruːl] vt
[+ decision, judgement] → annuler
[+ claim, objection] → rejeter
[+ person] → passer outre l'avis de
I told them it was a lousy idea, but I was overruled
BUT Je leur ai dit que c'était une très mauvaise idée mais on n'en a pas tenu compte.
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overrule

vtablehnen; claim alsonicht anerkennen; objection alsozurückweisen; verdict, decisionaufheben; his objection was overruledsein Einspruch wurde abgewiesen; we were overruledunser Vorschlag/unsere Entscheidung etc wurde abgelehnt; he was overruled by the majorityer wurde überstimmt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

overrule

[ˌəʊvəˈruːl] vt (person) → prevalere su; (request, claim) → respingere; (decision) → annullare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

overrule

(əuvəˈruːl) verb
to go against a judgement that has already been made. The judge overruled the previous decision.
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overrule

يُلغِي قَرَاراً zamítnout underkende überstimmen ακυρώνω invalidar kumota annuler ukinuti rovesciare くつがえす 각하하다 verwerpen underkjenne podjąć decyzję przeciwną anular отклонять avvisa กลับการตัดสินใจ kararı bozmak bác bỏ 驳回
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References in classic literature ?
Is it not the glory of the people of America, that, whilst they have paid a decent regard to the opinions of former times and other nations, they have not suffered a blind veneration for antiquity, for custom, or for names, to overrule the suggestions of their own good sense, the knowledge of their own situation, and the lessons of their own experience?
If a pertinacious minority can control the opinion of a majority, respecting the best mode of conducting it, the majority, in order that something may be done, must conform to the views of the minority; and thus the sense of the smaller number will overrule that of the greater, and give a tone to the national proceedings.
Though Mr Omphile expressed disappointment at the minister's line of argument, he conceded that the minister had the power to overrule them, but he questioned the manner in which the overruling was done.
* Should the Board adhere to, modify, or overrule Staunton Fuel?
On Monday, Veloso's parents Cesar and Celia, represented by the National Union of People's Lawyers, asked the Supreme Court to overrule the Court of Appeals and allow her to give a deposition from her prison cell.
Twitter says Dorsey doesn't overrule staffers on content issues, with Chief Legal Officer Vijaya Gadde saying "Any suggestion that Jack made or overruled any of these decisions is completely and totally false." "Our service can only operate fairly if it's run through consistent application of our rules, rather than the personal views of any executive, including our CEO," Gadde adds.
The constitutional standard for performance under the Sixth Amendment does not require a criminal defense attorney to anticipate that the Supreme Court is about to overrule its controlling precedent, at least not in these circumstances, before the Supreme Court had granted review in a case presenting the question whether to overrule the controlling precedent.
(A separate area of jurisprudence covers private sector unions.) The petition filed by Janus and his lawyers calls on the Supreme Court to "overrule Abood and declare [mandatory public sector union] fees unconstitutional."
Dutton also wants more power to overrule the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, after the panel repeatedly interfered with his attempts to deport foreign-born criminals and asylum seekers driven by economic goals.
IT seems that Northumberland County Council cannot run their own area when a separate committee can overrule their decision over who can do what.
Justice Breyer explained that Grutter said affirmative action would last for twenty-five years and "I know that time flies, but I think only nine of those years have passed." (3) Grutter was not from another era and had engaged the Court's "thought and effort," so why overrule it?