Definition of Overturn
Overturn
over·turn


Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to turn or tip something over such that it is upside down;

e.g. The boat overturned in the violent storm at sea.

(verb)
to reverse or invalidate something that was previously decided;

e.g. The court overturned the ruling, making it legal to consume and sell marijuana in the state again.

(noun)
the act of turning over or reversing something;

e.g. The surfacing of new evidence lead to the overturn of the acquittal.



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