Overrule
verb
To decide against or refuse to accept a previous decision, ruling, etc.
The judge chose to overrule the decision made by the court previously.
Often appears as...
- overrule a decision
- overrule an objection
Usage tips
Formal
verb
To have more power or authority than someone else and therefore be able to control them.
Despite the team's objections, the manager overruled them and went ahead with the plan.
Often appears as...
- overrule someone's decision
- overrule someone's objection
verb
To decide against or refuse to accept a previous decision, ruling, etc.
The judge chose to overrule the decision made by the court previously.
Often appears as...
- overrule a decision
- overrule an objection
Usage tips
Formal
verb
To have more power or authority than someone else and therefore be able to control them.
Despite the team's objections, the manager overruled them and went ahead with the plan.
Often appears as...
- overrule someone's decision
- overrule someone's objection
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Authority
Used when a higher court changes a lower court's decision.
The High Court overruled the lower court's verdict.
Pro Tip 2/3Final Judgement
'Overrule' often signifies a final decision in a legal argument.
Her appeal was dismissed when the judge overruled it.
Pro Tip 3/3Legal Disagreement
Implies disagreement with a previous legal ruling or argument.
The attorney's points were strong, but the judge overruled.
Compare with
annulcountermanddisallowinvalidatenullifyoverridequashreverseveto
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Video examples
The most groundbreaking...
overrule empirical, experimental evidence. His vision, uncluttered by speculation or rationalization, went deep. Steno had seen how gallstones form in wet organs by accretion. They obeyed molding principles he knew from the goldsmith trade,
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The End of Roe v. Wade...
prepared to overrule Roe and return to the states the ability to ban abortion. I was correct. Right after my argument, the justices returned to their conference room and took a vote,
Video examples
The most groundbreaking...
overrule empirical, experimental evidence. His vision, uncluttered by speculation or rationalization, went deep. Steno had seen how gallstones form in wet organs by accretion. They obeyed molding principles he knew from the goldsmith trade,
Video examples
The End of Roe v. Wade...
prepared to overrule Roe and return to the states the ability to ban abortion. I was correct. Right after my argument, the justices returned to their conference room and took a vote,
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
American Judge
If there was one decision I would overrule, it would be 'Citizens United.' I think the notion that we have all the democracy that money can buy strays so far from what our democracy is supposed to be.
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Abraham Lincoln
American President
We think the Dred Scott decision is erroneous. We know the court that made it has often overruled its own decisions, and we shall do what we can to have it overrule this.
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Donald Rumsfeld
American Politician
Make decisions about the President's personal security. He can overrule you, but don't ask him to be the one to counsel caution.
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Pat Buchanan
American Journalist
That a district judge would overrule the president of the United States on a matter of border security in wartime is absurd.
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Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
Indian Businessman
The biggest thing that limits India's growth is democracy, but it is needed. We cannot overrule it.
Quote examples
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
American Judge
If there was one decision I would overrule, it would be 'Citizens United.' I think the notion that we have all the democracy that money can buy strays so far from what our democracy is supposed to be.
Quote examples
Abraham Lincoln
American President
We think the Dred Scott decision is erroneous. We know the court that made it has often overruled its own decisions, and we shall do what we can to have it overrule this.
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Donald Rumsfeld
American Politician
Make decisions about the President's personal security. He can overrule you, but don't ask him to be the one to counsel caution.
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Pat Buchanan
American Journalist
That a district judge would overrule the president of the United States on a matter of border security in wartime is absurd.
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Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
Indian Businessman
The biggest thing that limits India's growth is democracy, but it is needed. We cannot overrule it.
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