overturn Definition
over·turn (ō′vər tʉrn′; for n. ō′vər tʉrn′)
transitive verb
- to turn or throw over; upset
- to conquer; defeat; ruin
intransitive verb
to turn or tip over; capsize
noun
an overturning or being overturned
overturn Synonyms
overturn Usage Examples
Object
- ruling: Home Office Minister Tony McNulty said the government would try to overturn the ruling in the Court of Appeal.
- circulation: This extra cold fresh water could halt the overturning circulation, stopping all this extra heat reaching Northern Europe.
- deficit: Spanish side Sevilla did manage to overturn a first leg deficit against Lille.
- verdict: THE High Court has overturned an unlawful killing inquest verdict on a teenage boy who drowned during an activity holiday.
- conviction: In February she lost an appeal to overturn the convictions.
- moratorium: The meeting ended with a rebuff to an Australian bid to overturn a six-year-old global moratorium on GURTs.
Preposition: on
appeal: We are confident it will be overturned on appeal.
Subject
- judgment: The decision is binding and can only be overturned by a judgment of the High Court or the Pensions Ombudsman.
- court: An initial ruling that it was illegal to lock up asylum seekers even for 10 days was overturned by the court of appeal.
- vote: The amendment was overturned by 263 votes to 96.
Modifying Another Word
- subsequently: However, the Director of Social Services subsequently overturned this decision.
- completely: Coaches could easily pitch onto one side while rattling down steep hills or around ugly corners and they could overturn completely into ditches.
- successfully: Yesterday, his conviction was successfully overturned by Judge Peter Bowers sitting at Teesside Crown Court.
- thus: Priestley thus overturned the traditional philosophical belief of a dichotomy between matter and energy.
- quickly: It was this popularity that helped to quickly overturn the attempt to put Lady Jane Gray onto the throne of England.
Preposition: at
appeal: We must count on it being overturned at appeal.
Preposition: in
court: But this judgment was overturned in the appeal court.
Preposition: by
- judgment: The decision is binding and can only be overturned by a judgment of the High Court or the Pensions Ombudsman.
- court: An initial ruling that it was illegal to lock up asylum seekers even for 10 days was overturned by the court of appeal.
- vote: The amendment was overturned by 263 votes to 96.
Browse dictionary entries near overturn
- ‹ overture
- ‹ overtrump
- ‹ overtrick
- ‹ overtrain
- ‹ overtrade
- ‹ overtop
- ‹ overtone
- ‹ Overton, Robert
- ‹ overtime
- ‹ overthrown
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