to overturn
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- verb
- /ˌoʊvərˈtɜrn/
- Formal
- The justices also voted unanimously to overturn a ruling by the 2nd Circuit based in New York.
- overturn a decision
- overturn a court decision
- overturn a ruling
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Watch on YouTubeNow, technically, Congress could just overturn Donald Trump's veto.
- Now, technically, Congress could just overturn Donald Trump's veto.
- You know, the Supreme Court overturned the Defense of Marriage Act.
- Yeah, well, I think the one thing would be to overturn Citizens United.
- He's in the front row to watch the signing of the bill overturning Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
- It's obscene that his that his conviction wasn't overturned.
- And the mandates for the NHS workers were overturned.
- And so once it did happen, then they spent years trying to overturn the vote.
- When a governor starts trying, trying to pass laws, they're going to be overturned because they don't hold up in court.
- And Republicans designed the bill to be challenged in courts so that they can try to overturn Roe versus Wade.
- And that you expect them to use what's called the Congressional Review Act, the CRA to overturn this repeal of, of net neutrality.
- I will not overturn the result of the referendum, nor will I break up my country.
- And you know, the Supreme Court actually affirmed that, you know, in, for example, the Dred Scott decision, which later on was overturned as being bad law.
- We won the rights to overturn the injunction that that Frank had had put on me.
- All that and people would have thought even if he didn't get the result, didn't get it overturned, he'd always been remembered for dropping Usek Everly.
- Understand this small minority that wanted to overturn Roe has been disciplined.
- The six justices who overturned Roe should never know peace again.
Examples
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A Federal Reserve decision on monetary policy can, in principle, be overturned by an act of Congress.
Academic text (1997) -
- In civil cases, the law gives the judge the power to overturn the jury verdict.
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I will not overturn the result of the referendum, nor will I break up my country.
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You know, the Supreme Court overturned the Defense of Marriage Act.
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They were able to overturn the initial conviction.
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But the case was appealed, and the ban was overturned by federal courts.
Academic text (2008) -
The 'employable mother' rule has been included among the state welfare laws overturned by the courts.
Academic text (1995) -
A week after the balloting, the Supreme Court handed down a decision overturning the election.
Fiction book (2002) -
When passed, it overturned an earlier California Supreme Court ruling that had allowed same-sex couples to marry.
Academic text (2011) -
The Supreme Court decided to overturn the law that restricted voting rights.
Synonyms
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2.6
Cancel the effect of an action or decision
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4.3
To cancel a law or rule so it no longer applies
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6.2
Officially stop something from being valid, for example a license
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6.7
To cancel a rule or decision because something else is more important
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5.7
To reject a decision or objection because someone else has more power
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4.2
To officially end a rule or restriction
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4.9
To officially cancel a previous decision, especially by a court
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7.9
Officially cancel a law, order, or agreement
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6.3
Officially say that a law, contract, or marriage is no longer valid
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6.6
Cancel an official decision so it is no longer in effect
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8.8
To officially cancel a law, agreement, or right
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8.1
Officially say a decision or order is not valid
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9.2
To cancel or reverse an earlier order
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9.3
To cancel an earlier decision that said something was not valid so it becomes valid again
Antonyms
How Reversed
- Formal
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- Formal
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6.3
- Formal
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4.9
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3.2
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4.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Overturn comes from over- ('completely') plus turn ('to change or move to the other side'). That's why when a court or authority overturns a decision it 'turns it the other way' and cancels or reverses it.