overrule
verb
over·rule
ˌō-vər-ˈrül 
ˌō-və-
overruled; overruling; overrules
Examples of overrule in a Sentence
The judge overruled the objection.
His conviction was overruled by the supreme court.
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Jessica Ritz, Architectural Digest, 26 Mar. 2025
This ruling overrules a previous decision by U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead, who had found that Trump's executive action could not override the law passed by Congress that established the program.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
The Court’s very first major decision after Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s appointment gave Republicans a supermajority on the Court effectively overruled a decision governing worship services during the Covid-19 pandemic that was only a few months old.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 24 Mar. 2025
In 2002, Congress overruled objections to the plant brought by the state of Nevada.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Overrule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overrule. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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overrule
verb
over·rule
-ˈrül
1
: to decide against
the judge overruled the objection
2
: to reverse or set aside (a decision or ruling made by a lesser authority)
Legal Definition
overrule
transitive verb
over·rule
ˌō-vər-ˈrül
1
: to rule against
the objection was overruled
compare sustain
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