verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a boat capsizes/overturns (= turns over in the water )
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Will stood up suddenly and the boat capsized.
a boat overturns (= turns over in the water )
a court quashes/overturns sth (= says that an earlier decision was wrong )
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A Brazilian court has quashed a 19-year jail sentence.
overrule/overturn a decision (= officially change a decision by another person or group )
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A director of the company had overruled that decision.
overturn a majority (= win a majority that previously belonged to someone else )
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She hoped to overturn a Tory majority of 2,221.
overturn a verdict (= officially say that it was wrong )
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He was convicted of spying, but the verdict was later overturned.
quash/overturn a conviction (= officially say that it was wrong )
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The Court of Appeal quashed their convictions.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
appeal
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The appeal court, overturning this conviction, found him guilty only on what was described as the lesser charge of genocide.
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The Court of Appeal overturned his decision.
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An appeals court overturned the convictions in 1979.
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The Northern Ireland Court of Appeal overturned his conviction for wounding one of the teenagers, who later died.
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The decision of the Court of Appeal overturning that of Vinelott J. could be seen as appeal or review.
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A federal judge had dismissed the action, and the appeals court overturned that decision.
ban
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It has also launched a bid to overturn a ban on the use of vast factory whaling ships.
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President Clinton has said he will veto any attempt to overturn the ban .
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He is likely to overturn the Bush ban on abortion counselling and the military's outlawing of gays.
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Mr Justice Gage overturned a previous ban on any picture or artist's impression being published of George.
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The Fayre, at Hillersland near Coleford, took place after a last minute legal battle to overturn a music licence ban .
conviction
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The appeal court, overturning this conviction , found him guilty only on what was described as the lesser charge of genocide.
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An appeals court overturned the convictions in 1979.
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The Northern Ireland Court of Appeal overturned his conviction for wounding one of the teenagers, who later died.
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Growing pressure for democratic change On Oct. 3 the Appeal Court overturned the conviction and sentencing of two prominent political prisoners.
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Reza Eslaminia, 35, is taking his last shot at overturning his 1988 conviction .
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A judge this week is to rule on a defense request to reduce or overturn her second-degree murder conviction .
court
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The appeal court , overturning this conviction, found him guilty only on what was described as the lesser charge of genocide.
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Post of Boalt Hall said he believed a consensus existed that the court would not overturn Prop. 209.
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The Court of Appeal overturned his decision.
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An appeals court overturned the convictions in 1979.
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The High Court has overturned decisions made by secretaries of state.
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A federal judge had dismissed the action, and the appeals court overturned that decision.
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The Northern Ireland Court of Appeal overturned his conviction for wounding one of the teenagers, who later died.
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A Chicago-based federal appeals court overturned the decision.
decision
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Now, that decision has been overturned although the appeal judges spoke of strong mitigating factors in the case.
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This can result in a decision being overturned .
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Managers will meet advertising watchdogs today to try and get the decision overturned .
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This decision was overturned by the House of Lords but the reasoning of their Lordships is not uniform.
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Intel said the decision overturning the jury verdict in its favour will have little impact on the 80486 market.
law
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Her case ended up in the Supreme Court which overturned restrictive abortion laws in 46 states.
majority
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The hectic schedule ended in Cheltenham, where the Liberal democrats hope to overturn a Conservative majority of just under 5,000.
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It would be nearly impossible for them to overturn such a majority in one election.
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Bartlett's surprise victory overturned a large Tory majority .
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Gold aims to overturn a 7,637 majority in one of Britain's most middle-class seats.
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On the face of it Labour has a real chance of overturning the Tory majority of 2,661.
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In the Midlands, the Tories lost Nuneaton, where Labour overturned a majority of more than 5,500.
policy
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Government rules prevent the use of that money to build council houses but Coun Munsey wants Mr Major to overturn those policies .
verdict
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The couple appealed to a higher court in Guangzhou, which overturned that verdict in May.
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Intel said the decision overturning the jury verdict in its favour will have little impact on the 80486 market.
■ VERB
seek
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He filed a complaint with the House of Representatives seeking to overturn the election result.
try
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The House of Lords, the second chamber, will try to overturn the measure.
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Their victims stand as a constant reminder, both of their crimes, and of the reality they have tried to overturn .
vote
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The Labour councillors voted to overturn the officers' recommendation and give permission for the works to be demolished.
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A majority of those voting can overturn the actions of their own elected representatives.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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During the riots several cars were overturned and set on fire.
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Fans roamed the streets, overturning cars with foreign license plates.
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One of the boats had overturned.
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Protestors overturned cars and set fire to them.
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The execution ended a 14-year battle to have Bannister's death sentence overturned.
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The truck had overturned, but the driver was not injured.
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The whole crew was drowned when their boat overturned in a storm.
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The wind was so strong that it overturned dustbins and wrecked fences.
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Today's ruling overturns part of a lower court's decision on July 25.
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Wolf was found guilty of treason, but the conviction was overturned by Germany's highest court in 1995.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A majority of those voting can overturn the actions of their own elected representatives.
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An appeals court overturned the convictions in 1979.
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Cruz's house arrest and dismissal were overturned by the Supreme Court on Dec. 29, but he remained suspended from office.
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Government rules prevent the use of that money to build council houses but Coun Munsey wants Mr Major to overturn those policies.
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In recent months, Milhoan has written lengthy rebuttals to senior Navy officials in hopes of overturning his dismissal.
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In short, for every argument there was a counter argument, or a later discovery overturned the accepted wisdom.
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Nurse jailed for hitting patient has conviction overturned.
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The House of Lords overturned the decision.