overruling

Meaning of overruling

verb
  1. To rule over; to govern or determine by superior authority.
  2. To rule or determine in a contrary way; to decide against; to abrogate or alter.
  3. To nullify a previous ruling by a higher power.
    The line judge signalled the ball was in, but this was overruled by the umpire.
  4. To dismiss or throw out (a protest or objection) at a court.

noun

The situation where something is overruled.

Information about overruling

  • The plural form of overruling is: overrulings.
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Hyphenation of overruling

over-rul-ing

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
  • overruling is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

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