Meanings of overrule a decision in English

Countermands only seem to occur following a decision to abort; Heaven has never overruled a decision to engage.

Last April, An Bord Pleanala overruled a decision by Dublin Corporation granting planning permission for a four-storey hotel with 140 bedrooms.

The top court has also overruled a decision by a regional court in 2010 to back Enel's plan which was opposed by environmentalist groups.

The European court of justice has overruled a decision by the European commission to allow new diesel vehicles to emit higher levels of nitrogen dioxide.