26984 words

overturn

6 definitions • 7 examples
1
to (cause to) turn over:

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The car skidded off the road, hit a tree and overturned.
The intruder had overturned some of the furniture in the house.
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to change a legal decision:

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If you overturn someone's majority in an election in the UK, you defeat them:

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to turn over, or to cause something to turn over:

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5
To overturn a decision or judgment is for a court to change it so it will not be in effect:

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[ T ] The court of appeals overturned her conviction and ordered a new trial.
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to change a legal decision:

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