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Overrule

Overrule | Overruled | Overrules

Overrule meaning

To rule over; to govern or determine by superior authority. | To rule or determine in a contrary way; to decide against; to abrogate or alter. | To nullify a previous ruling by a higher power.

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Example sentences (20)

The trial judge may overrule a jury's guilty verdict, but may not overrule an acquittal.

If it passes the House- which it is expected to do since it is Republican-controlled- and the Senate- the resolution would overrule the administration and kill the regulation allowing financial managers to use ESG to invest clients’ retirement money.

It’s when a chief executive has to overrule those internally, knowing it’s more important to allay the concerns of all stakeholders with a view on what is the end game in the crisis.

It was somewhat of an emotional appeal by the massage parlor owner’s wife to overrule the commission and police department recommendations for denial on the grounds of past businesses alleged illegal activities and business practices in other cities.

Low is now authoring a bill to repeal Proposition 8. If the Supreme Court were to overrule its marriage equality decisions, marriage rights for same-sex couples would be in jeopardy in California.

The body was expected to vote later on a measure that would allow the Knesset to overrule Supreme Court rulings and enact laws that had been struck down.

The third would reduce the ability of the Supreme Court to overrule elected officials' decision on the grounds of the Court's mere policy preferences.

And he can still overrule his generals and intelligence chiefs.

Speaking to The Sun earlier this month, Hearn said: "He wanted to fight on February 22 but unfortunately we kind of had to overrule him on this and say no because we can’t afford not to get this right.

The legislators’ first attempt was to pass a bill enabling the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee to overrule Evers’ allocations of ARPA spending, which Evers.

The plan will depend on Mr Khan gaining permission from Ms Rayner as housing, communities and local government secretary to establish a new Mayoral Development Corporation, which would provide planning powers and allow the mayor to overrule the council.

While there are several members of the panel, the two most senior have authority to overrule the others.

Berger said that the question is can “unelected bureaucrats on a state panel controlled by one political party overrule election laws passed by legislatures, even after ballots have already been cast?

Garnett pointed to Justice Clarence Thomas’ dissent that he believes “provided a clear blueprint” for a future court to overrule the Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion.

Mike DeWine, a Trump ally, appealed directly to the president to overrule the agency.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has decided to go it alone and overrule the national exemption to COVID-19 rules for diplomatic and consular staff.

The bill enables the executive to overrule lawmakers.

Trade campaigners fear that the proposed structure of some deals could give international investors sweeping powers to overrule national parliaments with “investor-state dispute settlements” – better known as ISDS.

We've hemorrhaged talent and intelligence over the past ten years and I don't know how were going to draw enough back to return to the place where they overrule the derp.

Apparently PC can overrule even that.