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 Definitions of overrule  [ˌoʊ vərˈrul]  

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Definition of 'overrule' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) overrule
to rule against or disallow the arguments of (a person).

2.  overrule
to rule against (a plea, argument, etc.); reject.

3.  overrule
to prevail over so as to change the purpose or action.

4.  overrule
to exercise control or influence over.

Etymology:  (1570–80)

Definition of 'overrule' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) overrule, overturn, override, overthrow, reverse
rule against
"The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"
Definition of 'overrule' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (verb) overrule
to use authority, especially legal authority, to change a decision or information
The judge overruled the lawyer's objection.
Translation of 'overrule' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to go against a judgement that has already been made
The judge overruled the previous decision.
Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: kragteloos maak Arabic flag Arabic: يُصْدِرُ حُكْماً ضِد الحُ Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: отхвърлям
Brazilian flag Brazilian: anular Czech flag Czech: zrušit, zamítnout German flag German: umstoßen
Danish flag Danish: underkende Greek flag Greek: ανατρέπω, απορρίπτω Spanish flag Spanish: invalidar/anular (veredic
Estonian flag Estonian: tühistama Farsi flag Farsi: حکم مخالف دادن Finnish flag Finnish: kumota
French flag French: casser Hebrew flag Hebrew: לִדחוֹת, לְבַטֵל Hindi flag Hindi: रद कर देना
Croatian flag Croatian: poništiti Hungarian flag Hungarian: hatályon kívül helyez Indonesian flag Indonesian: menentang penilaian sebel
Icelandic flag Icelandic: ómerkja; vísa frá Italian flag Italian: annullare Japanese flag Japanese: くつがえす
Korean flag Korean: (결정 등을) 뒤엎다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: atmesti, panaikinti Latvian flag Latvian: noraidīt; atcelt; anulēt
Malay flag Malay: menolak Dutch flag Dutch: terzijde schuiven Norwegian flag Norwegian: oppheve, underkjenne
Polish flag Polish: unieważnić Persian flag Persian: حکم مخالف دادن Pashto flag Pashto: مخالفه حكم وركول
Portuguese flag Portuguese: anular Romanian flag Romanian: a respinge, a anula Russian flag Russian: отклонять
Slovak flag Slovak: zrušiť, zamietnuť Slovenian flag Slovenian: razveljaviti Serbian flag Serbian: odbaciti
Swedish flag Swedish: avvisa,åsidosätta, ogilla Thai flag Thai: ลบล้าง Turkish flag Turkish: reddetmek; iptal etmek
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 否決 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: анулювати; вважати недійс Urdu flag Urdu: مسترد کرنا، نامنظور کرنا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: bác bỏ Chinese flag Chinese: 否决

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