overturn the decision

phrase

of a court

: to disagree with a decision made earlier by a lower court

The appeals court overturned the decision made by the trial court.

Examples of overturn the decision in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When the probate judge ruled in the family’s favor, the state brought in a lawyer from Attorney General William Tong’s office to try to overturn the decision. — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026

The campaign, called People Not Politicians, called that argument meritless and wants a judge to overturn the decision. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

His lawyers appealed his conviction in December, asking a federal appeals court to overturn the decision and facilitate his immediate release. — Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 3 Mar. 2026

The governor does not have authority to overturn the decision. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for overturn the decision

• abscission
• collision
• derision
• division
• elision
• envision
• excision
• incision
• misprision
• precision
• prevision
• provision