overrule

Used with why or when

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

Object

• objection: It is an example of the " objection overruled " argument.
• 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?
• authority: The House of Lords, in overruling previous authorities, allowed this appeal.
• advice: Instead, overruling the advice of his Home Secretary, Tony Blair chose to play politics with national security.

Subject

• court: It is the second time this year that the Commission has had a merger decision overruled by a European court.
• 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.

Preposition: by

• court: It is the second time this year that the Commission has had a merger decision overruled by a European court.
• 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.
• not: The Human Rights Act will not overrule a properly followed legal process.
• 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 ).