overrule
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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a. To declare (a court ruling or other precedent) as superseded and no longer accurate with regard to a legal question: In Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court overruled Plessy v. Ferguson.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
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Verb | 1. | overrule - rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill" |
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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
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] → ignorarhis suggestion was overruled → denegaron or rechazaron su propuesta
but we were overruled → pero rechazaron nuestra propuesta
"objection overruled" (Jur) → "objeción desestimada"
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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.
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.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
overrule
vt → ablehnen; claim also → nicht anerkennen; objection also → zurückweisen; verdict, decision → aufheben; his objection was overruled → sein Einspruch wurde abgewiesen; we were overruled → unser Vorschlag/unsere Entscheidung etc wurde abgelehnt; he was overruled by the majority → er 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) → annullareCollins 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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009