overreach
verb
over·reach
ˌō-vər-ˈrēch 
ˌō-və-
overreached; overreaching; overreaches
1
: to reach above or beyond : overtop
2
: to defeat (oneself) by seeking to do or gain too much
3
: to get the better of especially in dealing and bargaining and typically by unscrupulous or crafty methods
1
of a horse
: to strike the forefoot with the front part of the hind foot
2
a
: to go to excess
b
3
: to overreach oneself
Synonyms
Examples of overreach in a Sentence
She overreaches in her latest book, and her argument is not convincing.
The company overreached itself and ran out of money after one year.
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In both the McDonnell case and the Trump immunity case, Roberts leaned toward finding that prosecutors overreached and exceeded the authority and intent of the criminal statutes.
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Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 July 2024
And a member of Trump’s 2020 campaign legal team, Jenna Ellis, cited Trewhella’s work as a solution to government overreach in her 2015 book advocating for a biblical interpretation of the Constitution.
—ProPublica, 10 July 2024
But in both cases, Roberts concluded prosecutors overreached, exceeding the authority and intent of the criminal statutes.
—Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
That is, opposed to government overreach against the slave owners right to own slaves ..
—For Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 2024
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Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 July 2024
And a member of Trump’s 2020 campaign legal team, Jenna Ellis, cited Trewhella’s work as a solution to government overreach in her 2015 book advocating for a biblical interpretation of the Constitution.
—ProPublica, 10 July 2024
But in both cases, Roberts concluded prosecutors overreached, exceeding the authority and intent of the criminal statutes.
—Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
That is, opposed to government overreach against the slave owners right to own slaves ..
—For Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 2024
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“Overreach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overreach. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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overreach
intransitive verb
over·reach
-ˈrēch
of a horse
: to strike the toe of the hind foot against the heel or quarter of the forefoot
Legal Definition
overreach
transitive verb
over·reach
ˌō-vər-ˈrēch
: to make (someone or something) the subject of overreaching
this uncounseled defendant was…overreached by the prosecution's submission of misinformation to the court—Townsend v. Burke, 334 U.S. 736 (1948)
Townsend v. Burke, 334 U.S. 736 (1948)must determine whether it overreached privilege—National Law Journal
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