Sentence examples for the overruling from inspiring English sources
verb
To rule over; to govern or determine by superior authority.
It was reported that the principal learned that three white students were responsible and recommended expulsion, that the board of education overruled his recommendation, and that school superintendent Roy Breithaupt agreed with the overruling.
I'm here because I'm really excited about the overruling of DOMA.
The overruling of that decision, on appeal, has already brought its rewards.
Justice Blackmun's angry dissent implied that the majority, which included the new justice and Justice O'Connor, had as its ultimate goal the overruling of Roe v. Wade.
What a massive disruption of the current social order, therefore, the overruling of Bowers entails... To tell the truth, it does not surprise me, and should surprise no one, that the Court has chosen today to revise the standards of stare decisis set forth in Casey.
a) Her attempt to screw the maximum out of a sloppy expenses system; b) The overruling of the conclusions of an independent body, which had spent 14 months reaching its conclusions; c) The unseemly support shown by colleagues just before her apology in the House of Commons; d) The backing of the Prime Minister, who values her contribution.
And then--yes--the Fifth Circuit dismissed the petition, citing the overruled case.
This carried the day, overruling the not unjustified qualms of the Postal Ministry's negotiators.11.11
In the end, the Kremlin overruled the military because it wanted a foreign policy achievement.
The judge overruled the objection, saying the dogs had already been let out, so to speak.
However, the judge overruled the majority of the objections.
