overrule

overrule
over·rule /ˌō-vər-'rül/ vt
1: to rule against
the objection was overruled compare sustain
2 a: to rule against upon review by virtue of a higher authority: set aside reverse
the appeals court overruled the trial court's decision
b: to set aside as a precedent or guide
did not intend to overrule prior jurisprudence in that area
refused to overrule the landmark case compare follow

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

overrule
I verb abrogate, annul, cancel, countermand, decide against, gubernare, invalidate, make null, make void, nullify, obviate, override, overturn, refuse to sustain, reject, reject by subsequent action, reject by subsequent decision, renounce, repeal, repudiate, rescind, retract, reverse, revoke, rule against, rule out, set aside, supersede, undo, upset, vincere, void associated concepts: overrule a decision, overrule a motion, overrule an objection II index abolish, abrogate (rescind), annul, cancel, disaffirm, disown (deny the validity), dominate, invalidate, negate, nullify, override, predominate (command), prevent, quash, reject, repeal, repudiate, rescind, subjugate, supersede, vacate (void), withdraw

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


overrule
v.
To reverse or annul; to overturn or void the decision of another court.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


overrule
to set aside the rule of a lower court. When achieved by a superior court in the Anglo-American system, the effect is retrospective. The term can be used of a statute that changes the legal effect of a decision. This is done from the date the statute comes into force. Parliament can, of course, make the statute come into effect retrospectively, but this is something that is generally thought to be a dangerous form of legislation that may go against the rule of law: see Burmah Oil Co. Ltd v. Lord Advocate [1965] AC 75 and the War Damage Act 1965.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.


overrule
1) A trial judge's decision to reject a party's objection—often, to a question for a witness or the admission of evidence. By overruling the objection, the judge allows the question or evidence in court.
2) An appellate court's decision that a prior appellate decision was incorrect, and is therefore no longer a valid precedent on the legal issue in question.
Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


overrule
v.
1 To void the findings of another court; overturn; set aside.
2 As a judge, to reject or rule against a courtroom objection.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.


overrule
The refusal by a judge to sustain an objection set forth by an attorney during a trial, such as an objection to a particular question posed to a witness. To make void, annul, supersede, or reject through a subsequent decision or action.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


overrule
I
The refusal by a judge to sustain an objection set forth by an attorney during a trial, such as an objection to a particular question posed to a witness. To make void, annul, supersede, or reject through a subsequent decision or action.
II A judge's decision not to allow an objection. Also, a decision by a higher court finding that a lower court decision was in error.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

overrule
v.
   1) to reject an attorney's objection to a question to a witness or admission of evidence. By overruling the objection, the trial judge allows the question or evidence in court. If the judge agrees with the objection, he/she "sustains" the objection and does not allow the question or evidence.
   2) to decide (by a court of appeals) that a prior appeals decision on a legal issue was not correct and is therefore no longer a valid precedent on that legal question.

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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