as in to reject
to decide that (something or someone) is wrong; to rule against (something or someone)
The judge overruled the objection. His conviction was overruled by the supreme court.
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Recent Examples of overrule
Those agreements would have to expire or be challenged in court to be overruled.
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Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025
The Department of Justice will also seek to overrule Supreme Court precedents that limit the state and federal authority to carry out executions, the order states.
—Chiara Eisner, NPR, 21 Jan. 2025
Will Trump exclusively select jurists who have flawless judicial records, are genuine full-spectrum conservatives, demonstrate an eagerness to overrule bad precedent, and have a conservative spouse and attend a theologically conservative house of worship?
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Police officers in Spain are trained to overrule VioGén’s recommendations if evidence warrants doing so, but The Times found that the risk scores were accepted about 95 percent of the time.
—Roser Toll Pifarré, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025
The Department of Justice will also seek to overrule Supreme Court precedents that limit the state and federal authority to carry out executions, the order states.
—Chiara Eisner, NPR, 21 Jan. 2025
Will Trump exclusively select jurists who have flawless judicial records, are genuine full-spectrum conservatives, demonstrate an eagerness to overrule bad precedent, and have a conservative spouse and attend a theologically conservative house of worship?
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Police officers in Spain are trained to overrule VioGén’s recommendations if evidence warrants doing so, but The Times found that the risk scores were accepted about 95 percent of the time.
—Roser Toll Pifarré, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overrule
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The passage of the bill signals a GOP civil war brewing between DeSantis and Perez and Albritton, who rejected the governor's immigration proposal in favor of their own plan.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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But in September 2022 the new constitution was voted down, rejected in all 16 regions in Chile.—
Sammy Feldblum,
The Dial,
30 Jan. 2025
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But in October, 2023, Scott County Attorney Ron Hocevar, whose office prosecutes crimes across the county, decided to drop charges after a motion to dismiss was filed by the defense.—
Alex Malm,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Along with pardoning some 1,500 Jan. 6 convicts, Trump’s DOJ moved to dismiss all pending Jan. 6 prosecutions in the District of Columbia.—
Nick Akerman,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2025
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The Grammy-winning rapper, who has denied all accusations against him, remains in custody at the Special Housing Unit in Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center.—
Edward Segarra,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
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The emails suggest the teams played a significant role in managing the fallout from the abuse allegations, including helping to remove names from the list of clergy credibly accused of molesting children—actions the teams have denied.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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Trump has prioritized his campaign promise of mass deportations but Maduro has refused to take Venezuelan nationals back – and the US has generally been unable to send Venezuelans back because of frosty relations.—
Alejandra Jaramillo and Chris Lau,
CNN,
1 Feb. 2025
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Trump administration in talks to send Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador prisons Mexico has also so far refused requests from the U.S. to allow military flights carrying deportees to land in the country, according to officials from both countries.—
Shannon K. Kingston,
ABC News,
1 Feb. 2025
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Drake withdrew that legal action earlier this month and then filed the defamation suit.—
Shannon Power,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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The mandate also targets oil and gas leasing in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and again revokes the conservation status of 28 million acres of public land that had been withdrawn from mineral and energy development since 1971.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
31 Jan. 2025
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But former Twitter employees say Musk sees laws, regulations and procedures as unnecessary speed bumps meant to be ignored.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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The Carmel Valley Community Planning Board is taking a stand against the San Diego Planning Commission’s recent approval of a new senior living development in Carmel Valley as members feel their input on the project’s impact on traffic and community character was ignored.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Overrule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overrule. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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