overrule

Verb

overrule (third-person singular simple present overrules, present participle overruling, simple past and past participle overruled)

1. (transitive) To rule over; to govern or determine by superior authority.
2. (transitive) To rule or determine in a contrary way; to decide against; to abrogate or alter.
   • His passion and animosity overruled his conscience.1702–1704, Edward [Hyde, 1st] Earl of Clarendon, (please specify |book=I to XVI), in The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641. […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: Printed...
3. (transitive) To nullify a previous ruling by a higher power.
   • The line judge signalled the ball was in, but this was overruled by the umpire.
   • Tali: It's my father. He's the senior member of the Admiralty Board. He's one of only five people who can overrule the decisions of the Conclave for the good of the Migrant Fleet.
     Tali: My father is responsible for the lives of seventeen million people -- our entire race is in his hands. And I'm...2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Normandy SR-1
4. (transitive) To dismiss or throw out (a protest or objection) at a court.