- present tense form of overrule (3rd person singular).
overrules
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Slaughter, the majority opinion said the “Humphrey’s framework has not withstood the test of time” and the court therefore overrules it.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
The agency overrules Vinay Prasad’s refusal to consider Moderna’s shot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
Shirani's results indicate that the fact that the active catalytic subunit overrules its inhibitory components is what's important, not a structural change in the kinase itself.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2024
The unbranded message of love overrules the original consumerist intention.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2024
They made it known that there is a will superior to the collective will of man, and a law that overrules those of Solon and Lycurgus.
From The History of Freedom by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron Acton
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