overrule

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a. To declare (a court ruling or other precedent) as superseded and no longer accurate with regard to a legal question: In Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court overruled Plessy v. Ferguson.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

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

overrule - rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill" override, overthrow, overturn, reverse 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

überstimmenumstoßen

ακυρώνω

invalidar

kumota

annulercasser

ukinuti

hatályon kívül helyez

ómerkja; vísa frá

annullarerovesciaresconfiggere

くつがえす

각하하다

anulētatceltnoraidīt

verwerpen

underkjenne

podjąć decyzję przeciwną

anular

отклонять

avvisa

กลับการตัดสินใจ

iptal etmekkararı bozmakreddetmek

bác bỏ

否决驳回

overrule

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

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overrule

[ˌəʊvə^rˈruːl] 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

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

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overrule

[ˌəʊvəˈruːl] vt (person) → prevalere su; (request, claim) → respingere; (decision) → annullare

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overrule

(əuvəˈruːl) verb

to go against a judgement that has already been made. The judge overruled the previous decision. kragteloos maak يُصْدِرُ حُكْماً ضِد الحُكْم السّابِق отхвърлям anular zrušit, zamítnout umstoßen underkende ανατρέπω, απορρίπτω invalidar/anular; rechazar tühistama حکم مخالف دادن kumota casser לִדחוֹת, לְבַטֵל रद कर देना poništiti hatályon kívül helyez menentang penilaian sebelumnya ómerkja; vísa frá annullare くつがえす (결정 등을) 뒤엎다 atmesti, panaikinti noraidīt; atcelt; anulēt menolak terzijde schuivenoppheve, underkjenneunieważnić مخالفه حكم وركول anular a respinge, a anula отклонять zrušiť, zamietnuť razveljaviti odbaciti avvisa, åsidosätta, ogilla ลบล้าง reddetmek; iptal etmek 否決 анулювати; вважати недійсним مسترد کرنا، نامنظور کرنا bác bỏ 否决

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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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