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Abrogate and Overrule Definitions

Abrogate

To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
"Our existing Aboriginal and treaty rights were now part of the supreme law of the land, and could not be abrogated or denied by any government" (Matthew Coon Come).

Overrule

To declare (a court ruling or other precedent) as superseded and no longer accurate with regard to a legal question
In Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court overruled Plessy v. Ferguson.

Abrogate

To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or her or his successor; to repeal; — applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc.

Overrule

To reject or disallow as contrary to rules or law
The defense attorney's objection was overruled by the judge.

Abrogate

(transitive) To put an end to; to do away with.
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Overrule

To reject or annul (a decision or recommendation, for example)
Overrule a decision about hiring a job candidate.
Overrule a call by an umpire.

Abrogate

To block a process or function.

Overrule

To reject or annul a decision made by (someone)
Overrule an umpire.

Abrogate

(archaic) Abrogated; abolished.

Overrule

(transitive) To rule over; to govern or determine by superior authority.
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Abrogate

Abrogated; abolished.

Overrule

(transitive) To rule or determine in a contrary way; to decide against; to abrogate or alter.

Abrogate

To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or his successor; to repeal; - applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc.
Let us see whether the New Testament abrogates what we so frequently see in the Old.
Whose laws, like those of the Medes and Persian, they can not alter or abrogate.

Overrule

(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.

Abrogate

To put an end to; to do away with.
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Overrule

To dismiss or throw out (a protest or objection) at a court.

Abrogate

Revoke formally

Overrule

To rule over; to govern or determine by superior authority.

Overrule

To rule or determine in a contrary way; to decide against; to abrogate or alter; as, God overrules the purposes of men; the chairman overruled the point of order.
His passion and animosity overruled his conscience.
These [difficulties] I had habitually overruled.

Overrule

To supersede, reject, annul, or rule against; as, the plea, or the decision, was overruled by the court.

Overrule

To be superior or supreme in rulling or controlling; as, God rules and overrules.

Overrule

Rule against;
The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill

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