Overrule
O`ver`rule´
TO OVERRULE. To annul, to make void. This word is frequently used to signify
that a case has been decided directly opposite to a former case; when this
takes place, the first decided case is said to be overruled as a precedent,
and cannot any longer be considered as of binding authority.
2. Mr. Greenleaf has made a very valuable collection of overruled
cases, of great service to the practitioner.
3. The term overrule also signifies that a majority of the judges have
decided against the opinion of the minority, in which case the latter are
said to be overruled.
abolish,
abrogate,
annul,
bear reign,
countermand,
counterorder,
disannul,
do away with,
invalidate,
make void,
recall,
recant,
reign,
renege,
rescind,
retract,
reverse,
revoke,
rule,
rule over,
set aside,
suspend,
sway,
vacate,
void,
waive,
wear the crown,
wield the scepter,
withdraw,
write off