overturn

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Editorial note

]However, the appeals court did not overturn the findings of fact.

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Quick take

the act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of overturn gathered in one view.

noun

the act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed"

noun

an improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"

verb

turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for overturn.

noun

the act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed"

noun

an improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"

verb

turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over"

verb

cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer"

verb

rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"

See also: overrule, override, overthrow, reverse

verb

cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class"

verb

cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"

See also: revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, rescind, vacate

verb

change radically; "E-mail revolutionized communication in academe"

Example sentences

]However, the appeals court did not overturn the findings of fact.

I'm curious what would it take to overturn "settled science," or are you saying that is impossible.

In some cases, it's not even clear that people have the power to overturn the algorithmic decision.

And a mention that one study doesn't overturn the entire existing body of research would have been nice.

It's even more difficult to get that person to overturn the decision the algorithm made.

As anyone who has actually read any of the articles about this can tell you, they did not actually overturn squat.

We're talking about a very settled understanding of how the internet works that Netflix is trying to overturn to help its own bottom line.

And the union immediately attempted to overturn the dismissal as well.

This turns traditional textbook publishing on its head, because it empowers parents to overturn the textbook choices their school makes from the bottom up.

[1] The Supreme Court naturally feels somewhat offended when lower courts overturn their decisions.

What's the odds that a supreme court filled completely with appointees from the two parties will overturn unconstitutional laws passed by those same two political parties?

He even tried to run for a senate seat last election[1] -- without PAC $ and a focus on passing a constitutional amendment to overturn citizen's united.

We should be throwing the bums out-- from Obama down to the local state congresspeople or local sheriffs and judges who fail to take actions overturning this, or who themselves participate in this.

Because it was based on the right to privacy, and not some definition of when life begins or doesn't begin, or when a person is or isn't a person, it has been very durable at being applied against a number of other laws that would seek to overturn it.