overruling
overruling is the present participle and gerund of overrule.
Meaning of overrule
Verb
overrule (third-person singular simple present overrules, present participle overruling, simple past and past participle overruled)
- To rule over; to govern or determine by superior authority.
- 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...
- To nullify a previous ruling by a higher power.
- The line judge signalled the ball was in, but this was overruled by the umpire.
- To dismiss or throw out (a protest or objection) at a court.
Noun
overruling (plural overrulings)
- The situation where something is overruled.
Forms of overruling
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Questions about overruling
- What does overruling mean?
- Overruling means the situation where something is overruled.
- What is overruling the present participle and gerund of?
- Overruling is the present participle and gerund of overrule.
- What part of speech is overruling?
- Overruling is a noun.
- What is the plural of overruling?
- The plural of overruling is overrulings.
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