Used with why or when

• what: Issue No 12 again tries to overrule what the parties have contractually agreed to.

Object

• decision: The House of Lords has overruled the decision of the Court of Appeal.

• judge: In May 2004 the Court of Appeal of Ontario overruled the first instance judge 's decision.

• law: Or were you under the impression that the airline can overrule local law?

Subject

• vote: When comrade Godrich refused to allow the meeting to go ahead, she was overruled by a vote of those present.

• majority: The President could be overruled by the majority of the Assembly.

Modifying Another Word

• not: The Human Rights Act will not overrule a properly followed legal process.

Preposition: by

• minister: Under the UK bill, the Commissioner never has the final say, and can always be overruled by ministers or authorities.

• vote: When comrade Godrich refused to allow the meeting to go ahead, she was overruled by a vote of those present.

• majority: The President could be overruled by the majority of the Assembly.

Modifying Another Word

• expressly: Although the court had not expressly overruled Danfoss in these judgements, it had, in essence, ignored it.

• then: A High Court judge, who awarded joint ownership, then overruled this.

• often: Unfortunately it is all too often overruled in favor of departments which push specific interests.

• even: In some cases, he even overruled decisions made by department heads.

• effectively: This Court of Appeal decision has now effectively overruled the decision made last year in The Grecia Express ( 2002 ).