Associations to the word «Overrule»
Noun
- Prestige
- Circuit
- Favour
- Lister
- Writ
- Jurisdiction
- Sustaining
- Justification
- Fairness
- Constitution
- Immunity
- Legislature
- Counsel
- Case
- Advice
- Urging
- Detainee
- Bower
- Favor
- Ban
- Deliverance
- Proposition
- Selector
- Protest
- Argument
- Connor
- Superior
- Brandenburg
- Necessity
- Congress
- Vote
- Contention
- Pulitzer
- Sovereignty
- Federal
- Prudence
- Distrust
- Interpretation
- Authority
- Ordering
- Law
- Controlling
- Attorney
- Consideration
- Swift
- Lazarus
- Tribunal
- Adviser
- Reversal
- Suggestion
- Assent
- Conviction
- Taft
- Principle
- Holding
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Wiktionary
OVERRULE, verb. (transitive) To rule over; to govern or determine by superior authority.
OVERRULE, verb. (transitive) # To rule or determine in a contrary way; to decide against; to abrogate or alter.
OVERRULE, verb. (transitive) To nullify a previous ruling by a higher power.
OVERRULE, verb. (transitive) (legal) To dismiss or throw out (a protest or objection) at a court.
Dictionary definition
OVERRULE, verb. Rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill".
Wise words
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and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.