Definitions for overrule
ˌoʊ vərˈrulover·rule

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. overrule, overturn, override, overthrow, reverseverb

   rule against

   "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. overruleverb

   To nullify a previous ruling by a higher power.

   The line judge signalled the ball was in, but this was overruled by the umpire.

2. overruleverb

   To dismiss or throw out a protest at a court.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Overruleverb

   Etymology: over and rule.

   1. To influence with predominant power; to be superior in authority.

   Which humour perceiving to over-rule me, I strave against it. Philip Sidney.

   That which the church by her ecclesiastical authority shall probably think and desire to be true or good, must in congruity of reason over-rule all other inferior arguments whatsoever. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 8.

   Except our own private, and but probably resolutions, be by the law of publick determinations over-ruled, we take away all possibility of sociable life in the world. Richard Hooker.

   What if they be such as will be over-ruled with some one, whom they dare not displease. John Whitgift.

   So much his passion and animosity over-ruled his conscience. Edward Hyde, b. viii.

   A wise man shall over-rule his stars, and have a greater influence upon his own content, than all the constellations and planets of the firmament. Taylor.

   He is acted by a passion which absolutely over-rules him; and so can no more recover himself, than a bowl rolling down an hill stop itself in the midst of its career. South.

   ’Tis temerity for men to venture their lives upon unequal encounters; unless where they are obliged by an over-ruling impulse of conscience and duty. Roger L'Estrange.

   A man may, by the influence of an over-ruling planet, be inclined to lust, and yet by the force of reason overcome that bad influence. Jonathan Swift.

   2. To govern with high authority; to superintend.

   Wherefore does he not now come forth and openly over-rule, as in other matters he is accustomed? John Hayward.

   3. To supersede: as in law to over-rule a plea is to reject it as incompetent.

   Thirty acres make a farthing land, nine farthings a Cornish acre, and four Cornish acres a knights fee. But this rule is over-ruled to a greater or lesser quantity, according to the fruitfulness or barrenness of the soil. Carew.

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1. Overrule

   In the law of the United States of America, an objection is a formal protest raised in court during a trial to disallow a witness's testimony or other evidence in violation of the rules of evidence or other procedural law. An objection is typically raised after the opposing party asks a question of the witness, but before the witness can answer, or when the opposing party is about to enter something into evidence. The judge then makes a ruling on whether the objection is "sustained" (the judge agrees with the objection and disallows the question, testimony, or evidence) or "overruled" (the judge disagrees with the objection and allows the question, testimony, or evidence). An attorney may choose to "rephrase" a question that has been objected to, so long as the judge permits it. Lawyers should make an objection before there is an answer to the question.

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1. overrule

   Overrule generally refers to the act of rejecting or cancelling a decision, command, or law due to it being considered incorrect or not valid. It often comes from a higher authority, with the power to review and change decisions made by a lower authority. This term is frequently used in legal contexts.

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1. Overrule

   ō-vėr-rōōl′, v.t. to rule over: to influence or to set aside by greater power: (law) to reject or declare to be invalid.—v.i. to prevail.—n. Overrul′er.—adv. Overrul′ingly.

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   The numerical value of overrule in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

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   The numerical value of overrule in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of overrule in a Sentence

1. Paul Smith:

   Abortion, gun rights and affirmative action would be monumental. That said, there, in those cases, particularly in the abortion case and in the gun case, there are ways they could decide the more broadly or more narrowly, so part of the blockbuster nature of the term will depend on whether they really go very far and say, overrule Roe v. Wade, or simply narrow it in the abortion case.

2. Joe Biden:

   I think it’s outrageous what the court has done, relative to concluding that they’re going to overrule the FDA on whether something is safe or not, i think it’s out of their domain.

3. Erwin Chemerinsky:

   I very much hope that the court does not overrule Bakke, Grutter, and Fisher, but I fear it will.

4. Steve Vladeck:

   Alone among the conservatives, Chief Justice Roberts calls out the Texas law for what it is -- a transparent attempt not just to undermine Roe, but to make it hard for such a restriction to be blocked, it's a pretty powerful sign that Chief Justice Roberts, at least, is not ready to overrule Roe.

5. Laurence Tribe:

   The issue is -- do the kinds of judges that he says he would insist on, the kind who would overrule Roe v. Wade, who don't believe in gay rights or women's rights, but who think the Constitution is frozen, if he really believes in their philosophy, it's an antiquated philosophy, but it turns out Ted Cruz drops that when it doesn't serve his purpose.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=overrule
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Overrule
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=overrule
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overrule
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=overrule