overruling
present participle ofoverrule
| 单词 | overruling |
| 释义 | overruling present participle ofoverrule overrule verb[T] formaluk/ˌəʊ.vəˈruːl/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈruːl/(of apersonwho hasofficialauthority) todecideagainst adecisionthat has already been made: Intennis, theumpirecan overrule thelinejudge. Synonyms overturn reverse Compare overrideverb Refusing & rejecting
Examplesofoverrulingoverruling In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Looking first at (3a), it is simply not characteristic of common-law courts to approach distinguishing in the same spirit as they approachoverruling. From theCambridge English Corpus Overrulingthe water-sharing plans developed by the management committees left stakeholders feeling frustrated and ignored. From theCambridge English Corpus Physicians, by claiming this as a matter of integrity, claim to be justified inoverrulingthe individual patient on whether this goal is worthy of pursuing by medical means. From theCambridge English Corpus There is a possibility of a nuclear outburst, but as long as we can preserve ouroverrulingstrength, it is unlikely. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps we might have anoverrulingcommittee of that sort. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no question here ofoverrulinga decision of the courts in or of disregarding it in any improper sense. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They are explaining the law, and in circumstances which have no effect whatever upon the acquittal; therefore they are notoverruling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 By definition, majority voting meansoverrulingnation states, andoverrulingnation states means moving power from the nation state to the centre. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am interested in his response that there was no question ofoverrulingthe director general. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not believe that the issue ofoverrulinghis views comes into it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He said that we have decided that public ownership should be theoverrulingprinciple in civil aviation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 On the other hand, they criticise me not foroverruling, but for over-persuading the experts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If his advice is overruled, he should ensure that both his advice and theoverrulingof it are apparent clearly from the papers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Overrulingrelatives' wishes is very difficult in practice, however many of us may feel about the issue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Theoverrulingwould apply to consent, but not to belief in consent, as a defence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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