Abrogate vs. Overrule: What's the Difference?

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To declare (a court ruling or other precedent) as superseded and no longer accurate with regard to a legal question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