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was overturn
verb
To turn over, capsize or upset (something)
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The origin of catastrophe is Greek (kata + strophein) and its literal meaning was "overturn".
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The decision was overturned.
The 1936 ruling was overturned.
The vote was overturned a month later.
The pecking order was overturned.
That decision was overturned last week.
Disciplinary action was overturned.
The sentence was overturned on appeal.
The conviction was overturned on appeal.
(The conviction was overturned in 2006).
But this was overturned on a technicality.
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