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OVERRULING
Verb
overruling
present participle of overrule
Noun
overruling (plural overrulings)
The situation where something is overruled.
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*rul"ing, a.
Definition: Exerting controlling power; as, an overruling Providence.
– O`ver*rul"ing*ly, adv.
OVERRULE
O`ver*rule", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overruled; p. pr. & vb. n. Overruling.]
1. To rule over; to govern or determine by superior authority.
2. 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. Clarendon. These [difficulties] I had habitually overruled. F. W. Newman.
3. (Law)
Definition: To supersede, reject, annul, or rule against; as, the plea, or the decision, was overruled by the court.
O`ver*rule", v. i.
Definition: To be superior or supreme in rulling or controlling; as, God rules and overrules. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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