overruling in a sentence
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📚 Grade Level: Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12
Definition
Overruling refers to the act of rejecting or reversing a previous decision or ruling, typically by a person in authority.
Sample Sentences
- The judge's overruuling of the previous decision surprised everyone in the courtroom.
- After much deliberation, the committee announced its overruling of the earlier policy.
- Overruled by the higher court, the initial ruling was deemed unconstitutional.
- The attorney argued that overruling the motion was essential for justice to be served.
- In a landmark case, the Supreme Court's overruling of the law set a new legal precedent.