to overrule an objection
1overrule — over·rule /ˌō vər rül/ vt 1: to rule against the objection was overruled compare sustain 2 a: to rule against upon review by virtue of a higher authority: set aside reverse …
2objection — ob·jec·tion n 1: an act or instance of objecting; specif: a statement of opposition to an aspect of a judicial or other legal proceeding file an objection to a proposed bankruptcy plan 2: a reason or argument forming the ground of an objection ◇… …
3overrule — overruler, n. overrulingly, adv. /oh veuhr roohl /, v.t., overruled, overruling. 1. to rule against or disallow the arguments of (a person): The senator was overruled by the committee chairman. 2. to rule or decide against (a plea, argument,… …
4objection — n. 1) to lodge, make, raise an objection 2) to deal with, meet an objection 3) to overrule; sustain an objection 4) to withdraw an objection 5) a serious, strenuous, strong, violent, vociferous; valid objection 6) (legal) objection overruled;… …
5overrule — To supersede; annul; reverse; make void; reject by subsequent action or decision. A judicial decision is said to be overruled when a later decision, rendered by the same court or by a superior court in the same system, expresses a judgment upon… …
6overrule — To refuse to grant; to deny, as where the court denies an objection by counsel; to set at naught; to annul …
7sustain — sus·tain /sə stān/ vt 1: to support as true, legal, or just 2: to allow or uphold as valid sustain an objection compare overrule 1 sus·tain·able adj Merri …
8Electoral Commission (United States) — The Electoral Commission was a temporary body created by Congress to resolve the disputed United States presidential election of 1876. It consisted of 15 members. The election was contested by the Democratic ticket, Samuel J. Tilden and Thomas A …
9death penalty — noun putting a condemned person to death • Syn: ↑execution, ↑executing, ↑capital punishment • Derivationally related forms: ↑execute (for: ↑executing), ↑executioner ( …
10death row — noun the cellblock in a prison where those condemned to death await execution • Syn: ↑death house • Hypernyms: ↑cellblock, ↑ward * * * noun : a row of death cells * * * a row of prison cells for prisoners awaiting execution. [1950 55] * * * …