Definition of "overruling" []

• Present participle of overrule. (verb)
• The situation where something is overruled. (noun)

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• "Thus the faith of these youths was made instrumental in overruling the evil foretold against the Jews (Eze 4: 13; Ho 9: 3), to the glory of God."
• "The action of General Jackson in overruling the milder sentence of the court-martial could not, he said, be spoken of without horror."
• "55It is worth noting that, in overruling Bowers, the Court does not stop at the formulation of same-sex rights."