overruled

o-ver-ruled · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Past tense and past participle of *overrule*: rejected or disallowed by exercising one's authority.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    objection overruled — legal term indicating an objection is rejected

Related words

Antonyms: sustained, upheld
See also: overrule, reject, sustained
Synonyms: dismissed, rejected, vetoed

Etymology

Past tense of overrule, from English over ("above") + rule ("to govern, decide").